Coping With ADHD

Attention-deficit and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders affect individuals for life. The success in life attained by people with these disorders is not determined by the fact that they have the condition, but rather by how they cope with the condition. Therefore, it is critical that children are diagnosed and taught coping skills as early as possible.

Studies have found that through proper medication and behavioral treatment, about 95% of those affected by ADD/ADHD can lead fairly normal lives. This statistic is reason for hope, as is the fact that the ADD/ADHD Online Newsletter says that Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Nelson Rockefeller and President John F. Kennedy are among the successful people who are believed to have successfully coped with ADD/ADHD. Coping is possible with work.

Education and ADD/ADHD -
It is believed that many children who grow up with ADD/ADHD have a low self-image. This is due to the fact that while these children are usually very bright, they typically have a difficult time in school. Some may know the story of how Albert Einstein failed a high school math class, but later became one of the world's leading scientists. Finding a school that is academically and socially supportive of individuals with ADD/ADHD (and their families) is key to enabling learning.