6 Signs and Symptoms Of ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD is a disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention or hyperactivity that interferes with functioning and development. Though ADHD is diagnosed during childhood, it can also affect adults. To help you understand more about ADHD, here are the signs and symptoms that you should look out for.

Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes. If you have further questions or concerns, consult with a licensed professional.

Writer: Sara Del Villar
Script Editor: Morgan Franz
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Ceechan
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Psychgo]

What's your favorite meal of the day?

[rbv]

I'm 100% sure, _someone_ is "saving this video for later."

[vaiulette]

“You can prioritize your tasks, and accomplish them one by one.”

_me who made a to do list that I'm not even using:_

[imtired]

I have these little phases where I will focus on something for a week straight and then completely abandoned it

[___DNI___]

I have ADHD
My friends have ADHD

We would go from happy, sweet, funny, and positive conversations, to just down right venting. But, I’ve never been so understood around anyone except for them.

I love my friends.

[minsugagenuismanjjangjjang]

I remember my mom saying " oh the doctor said you have ADHD but i don't believe it" but as I grow older it makes more sense that the signs are becoming more apparent

[superlipalita]

Me having diagnosed ADHD: Oh let’s watch it just in case !

[henrico]

I’m 13, and i relate to all of these. I’m thinking of asking my parents to take me to the doctor to see if I have it or not. The one I relate to most are innatentivness, and hyper focus. Whenever i’m in school or talking to someone about something i’m not really interested in or don’t care about, i tend to zone out or be distracted by something else. But if I am working or talking about something i’m interested in I tend to listen very closely. I do still zone out when talking, but while working I focus very hard on it and don’t care about anything else around me. Thank you for showing these, it really helps, thank you ☺️

[voidresident_mr]

I’ve looked through lots of ADHD videos and I relate to most of the symptoms or signs people list so I wanna tell my parents that I want to get a diagnosis. Unfortunately, I don’t want them to say ‘But you are normal’ or ‘you don’t have ADHD’ but it worth telling them so maybe behaviours will make sense.

Edit: Sorry for making this comment come across as self-diagnosis. I would never and I don’t want to put myself and others in danger. I’m so very sorry!

[roxypicasso]

“either people with ADHD need to stop being so relatable or i need to go to the doctor”

-tumblr user Fan-arter

[PeoplecallmeLucifer]

"Symptoms of ADHD are" *proceeds to list off 90% of my personality*

[DominikPavel-fkwb]

I could remember several years ago i was diagnosed with ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[raspherion]

Being a writer with ADHD is like watching a fire work go off; an explosion of ideas, energy, and amazinginess, only to quickly fade out.

[chasezach]

"Lack of research for Adults with ADHD"
I just got diagnosed and I'm in college, how fun

[thedorsettgirls]

She not only teaching us, she’s curing boredom

[IllTakeAMcRazor]

The fact I found this when I was supposed to be doing homework is starting to get my brain tingling.

[maysmith]

I am not officiallu diagnosed but I relate to mostly all of the signs... Sometimes, I just get so motivated to do EVERYTHING, but then the next day I can't do anything. I either can't focus or focus very well. I don't even know what's happening in my life, I just feel so lost. I'll try to make it even if it's hard! Goodluck to you all, I know it's tiring to even live, but I think we'll all get to pass by.

[joytotheuniverse]

Me, a person diagnosed with ADHD who zoned off at least 10 times during the video and only understood a quarter of it: Hmm, interesting

[smolmoru]

me looking back at my life: wait, it's all just ADHD
ADHD: always has been

[dumboy]

I’m 15yrs old and was diagnosed at age 13. I started taking medison at age 14 and has completely changed everything. I’ve noticed all the patterns in my brain and I can see the world like everyone else can. ADHD isn’t only bad. I like to see it as a super power sometimes. The creativity and pattern recognition is crazy and I dont know how to explain it other than some people will think I’m dumb one second and a genius the other.