ADHD: What is it like?

Before Pesach, my I came across my dad reading an article about ADHD and many people say they have it, but really don't. Long story short, this article explains exactly what ADHD is. I thought this was appropriate because we can clear up a commonly mistaken disorder, like Mrs. Perl urges us to do.

According to this article, ADHD is about having disrupted filters in one's perception. Majority of people have the ability to take in bunches of information and filter through it, only keeping what is absolutely necessary. It is described as being able to keep their mental white board organized/clean at all times. However, people with ADHD cannot keep their mental board organized/clean because their filters are broken that organize through what is necessary. To go along with the white board metaphor, every single thought that crosses their mind is written in bold and underlined on their mental white board.

The article also explains that people with ADHD focus a lot on their routine. For another metaphor, they are stuck on autopilot 90% of the time. It is hard for people with ADHD to get distracted from their routine unless someone physically interrupts the routine.

Many people also only associate the attention part of ADHD with ADD, but ADHD has a lot attention problems on its own. The article explains that the internet is like "crack" to people with ADHD because it is a sea of constantly moving, new objects at a simple click of a button.

The last thing that the article describes is that medicine does help with ignoring the trivial distractions and maximizing focus ability.

I really do hope that this helps you realize what it is like to have ADHD, but my question for all of you is, DO YOU THINK THAT UNDERLYING THIS DISORDER IS ANXIETY OR ANOTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE?

http://www.tickld.com/x/if-your-friends-ever-say-they-have-adhd-just-show-them-this