What is Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)?
ADHD, or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, is a common psychological concern that affects roughly 10% of all children in North America, and 2% of the adult population. While it is more common in males than females, females still comprise a significant portion of all cases. There are two kinds of ADHD. The first is inattentive, where the person has a hard time paying attention to details or listening. The second is hyperactive, in which the person fidgets or has a hard time staying still.
While it does have benefits to creativity and a “super focus” that sometimes comes when under pressure, many of the associations with this condition are negative. Especially if unidentified and not treated, many kids who struggle with this concern have lower grades and are at a higher risk for substance abuse. Medical treatments for this concern are prevalent, although there are sometimes drawbacks to these as well. Evergreen Counseling Group recommends talking to your family doctor about concerns in concert with seeking counselling to get the most wholistic results.
How Can Counselling Help with ADHD?
From an outsider’s perspective, it might seem that your child or partner who has this condition isn’t thinking or doesn’t care. The fact is that they do care, and they are thinking – but their way of thinking is different from normative functioning. However, there are simple steps that you can take to get your ADHD “under control.” If approached in this manner, you can learn to live with this condition, while appreciating the benefits it provides. Our counsellors know about this firsthand. In fact Jadon Ward, the founder of Evergreen Counselling Group, has diagnosed ADHD and has been living with it his whole life! Come in for a FREE, 25 Min, Complimentary Consultation to talk more about this condition and what counselling can do for you.
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Evergreen Counselling Group offers a variety of different counselling options. We offer Counselling for Men, Counselling for Women, Couples Counselling, Teen & Youth Counselling, Family Counselling, Child Counselling, LGBTQ IA2S+ Counselling, and Workshops & Seminars. We also offer counselling for a variety of issues, including:
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