Identifying ADHD: Are you…

• Struggling to pay attention?
• Easily distracted?
• Forgetful and quickly lose track of things? 
• Experiencing mood swings and having difficulty managing your emotions?
• Impulsive and struggle to wait your turn?
• Restless? 
• Having difficulty prioritizing and completing tasks? 

About ADHD

• Difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities
• Easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
• Forgetfulness in daily activities
• Fidgeting or squirming
• Difficulty remaining seated in appropriate situations
• Often “on the go” or acts as if “driven by a motor”
• Talk excessively
• Interrupts or intrudes on others’ conversations or activities
• ADHD is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls, with a ratio of about 3:1.
• ADHD often persists into adulthood, and it’s estimated that around 3-4% of Canadian adults have ADHD.

Treatment for ADHD

• Treatment for anxiety typically involves understanding how anxiety works, challenging the thoughts and rules that your anxiety has created, learning your own self-regulation, and practicing non-avoidance through exposures and behavioural experiments 
• Evaluation to see if you meet criteria for any of the following anxiety-related disorders: Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Agoraphobia, and/or Illness Anxiety Disorder