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ADHD Anxiety in Young Adults
Young adults with ADHD anxiety and learning disabilities often experience varying degrees of impairment, so it can sometimes be difficult to diagnose. For girls, ADHD usually translates to internalized anxiety, depression and social withdrawal. For boys, ADHD is displayed more outwardly, through aggression, obstinacy or disruptive behavior. Perhaps this is why it appears that boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed as special needs adults, as it's more difficult to hide.
It was established in a study carried out in 2005 by the Journal of Attention Disorders that young adults with ADHD had a lot of problems in adapting to the social, academic and emotional environment in college in comparison to others. The crux of the matter was that all these students with ADHD anxiety were never diagnosed properly and did not get treated. The need for improved support services like specific counseling programs and labs in the universities for these students with reading difficulties was emphasized. Researchers concluded that there was hope for success in spite of the problems encountered by the students.
Young adults with ADHD tend to perform much better once they understand what type of adult learning styles pertain to them. This newfound understanding can help improve self-esteem that may be holding them back and also shed some insight into how to cope with the difficulties that surface. According to ADHD anxiety therapist and coach, Rory Stern, there are three main types of learning styles associated with ADHD: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Visual learners work best with colorful illustrations, written notes, outlines, charts, maps and educational videos. Auditory learners cue into voice tone, speed, volume, inflection, music, body language, class discussions and lectures. Kinesthetic learning, which is the most common style for ADHD adults, thrive best with tactile, hands-on activities, field trips, crafts, unit studies, science experiments and skits.
Some young adults are misdiagnosed with ADHD, when in reality they suffer from dyslexia. In fact, many perfectly intelligent, successful adults have been diagnosed with dyslexia, such as Albert Einstein, Tom Cruise, Whoopie Goldberg, Thomas Edison and Orlando Bloom, to name just a few of the working adults with some degree of dyslexia. Common symptoms include reading slowly, mixing up the order of letters, skipping over small words, difficulty understanding rhymes, better at listening and understanding than reading and understanding, making many spelling errors, avoiding writing by hand, making careless math errors and excelling at oral testing rather than written tests. To improve in school and in the workplace, individuals must learn all they can about facing the challenges that dyslexia throws their way.
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