ADHD

In Touch Counseling Services

Psychological Counseling & Wellness Center located in Camas, WA

ADHD Is More Than Difficulty Paying Attention

ADHD can affect far more than focus.

You may know exactly what needs to be done and still struggle to get started, stay organized, manage time, regulate emotions, or follow through. You may be highly capable and successful while privately feeling overwhelmed by the effort required to keep everything together.

For children and adolescents, ADHD may show up through difficulty with attention, organization, emotional regulation, school demands, friendships, or transitions. For adults, it may affect work, relationships, parenting, routines, and the ability to manage the many demands of daily life.

At In Touch Counseling Services, ADHD support is individualized and whole-person. Therapy provides a space to understand how ADHD may be affecting your life, identify patterns that create unnecessary difficulty, and develop approaches that work with your strengths rather than against them.

You are not your symptoms. And struggling with something does not mean you are incapable.

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What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental brain disorder that impacts the parts of the brain that help us plan, focus on, and decision making tasks. These often lead to a range of behavior issues, causing significant challenges in school and at work, and interfering with social development and peer interactions.

Who has ADHD?

ADHD is usually first diagnosed in school-aged children when it leads to disruption in the classroom or problems with schoolwork and often lasts into adulthood. It is more commonly diagnosed among boys than girls given differences in how the symptoms present. However, this does not mean that boys are more likely to have ADHD. Boys tend to present with hyperactivity and other externalizing symptoms whereas girls tend to have inactivity.

Core ADHD symptoms include:

lack of focus
poor time management
make careless mistakes or take unnecessary risks
A short attention span for everyday tasks (e.g. chores and homework)
exaggerated emotions
hyperfocus
hyperactivity
forget or lose things a lot
squirm or fidget
talk too much
have a hard time resisting temptation
have trouble taking turns
have difficulty getting along with others
Procrastination
Problems with follow-through
Poor impulse control (e.g. speak before thinking)

What Causes ADHD?

The cause(s) and risk factors for ADHD are not clear, but current research shows that factors such as genetics, low birth weight, birth trauma, maternal smoking and alcohol or drug use, jaundice, brain infections, and head injury can play a causative role in ADD/ADHD symptoms.

Symptoms of ADHD are increased with the numerous unhealthy influences in our world today:

Limited physical activity
Excessive use of video games
Diets filled with processed foods, artificial coloring, and synthetic preservatives
Exposure to environmental toxins (i.e. pesticides in food)

Why Choose In Touch Counseling™ Services ?

When it comes to the management of ADHD symptoms, there is not a one size fits all approach. At In Touch Counseling Services, we understand this. Our providers collaborate with each other and with you to create a unique plan using a combination of several different, complementary approaches that work together to reduce the symptoms of ADHD.