Although symptoms of attention problems, hyperactivity, and impulsivity decline with age (Barkley, 2006), the disorder persists into adolescence in around 80 percent of the cases (Barkley, Fischer, Edelbrock, & Smallish, 1990). The problems that come with academic demands increases and adolescents with ADHD are found to have more disruptive and non-disruptive problems like anxiety, depression, oppositional disorder, and school failure. ADHD could also persist into adulthood, as previously mentioned; however, in some cases it disappears completely, in others it still show signs of inattentiveness and hyperactivity, while in others it results in some serious psychiatric and anti-social problems (Goldstein, 2002). They do best, however, in jobs that are upbeat and that involve risk-taking because this style coincides with most of their personality characteristics (Barkley, 2010, Adult Outcome section).
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Barkley, R. (2010). Fact Sheet: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) topics. Retrieved May 10, 2010, from http://www.russellbarkley.org/adhd-facts.htm
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Goldstein, S. (2002). Understanding, diagnosing, and treating ADHD through the lifespan. Florida: Specialty Press, Inc.
ADHD chart of comorbidity. Retrieved October 29, 2010, from:
Tom Cruise has ADHD..maybe your blog explains his choices of dangerous roles and his hyperactivity on Oprah's show when he jumped on the chair :p
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