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You made it to the resources page! Here you can learn more about all things ADHD, and also look through works by ADHD artists! Check out the table of contents to freely jump around the different sections of your choosing. Enjoy!
table of contents
- Common Terms – where you can find a list of commonly used terms in the ADHD community
- Strategies & Tips – coming soon!
- Art & Stories – a gallery of art and stories about living with ADHD
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common terms
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
ADHD is a chronic mental disorder that impairs functioning and development of the brain, impacting many aspects of daily life. It’s symptoms begin in childhood, and can affect individuals well until their adulthood. The symptoms of this condition includes difficulty directing attention or focus to certain tasks (inattention), excessive movement and trouble staying still (hyperactivity), and lack of impulse control or tendency to act hastily before thinking (impulsivity).
1. Predominantly Inattentive (ADHD-PI)
inattentive, lacking in hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms
2. Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive (ADHD PH-I)
hyperactivity & impulsivity, lacking inattentive symptoms
3. Combined Type (ADHD-C)
both inattentive & hyperactive/impulsive symptoms
4. Not Otherwise Specified Type (ADHD-NOS):
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- older term for ADHD
- characterization of ADHD where there is more inattention that hyperactivity
- term has been replaced with ADHD to include all presentations of the disorder
Accommodations
- changes made to learning environment to better serve children / students with special needs or learning disabilities
- examples
- extension of deadlines/time
- different testing location
- difference in how the material is taught/presented
Behavior Therapy
- taught by mental health professional
- teaches how to identify interconnection between thoughts, feelings, behaviors
- helps you learn new skills replacing negative behaviors with positive ones
Executive Dysfunction
- symptom in which your brain’s ability to control thoughts, emotions and behavior are disrupted
- common in people with adhd
Hyperfocus
- deep intense fixation on an activity, event, or topic for an extended period of time
- tends to occur in people with adhd on things that interest them in particular
Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
- when you experience severe emotional pain because of a failure, or feeling of rejection
- linked to adhd
- brain can’t regulate rejection-related emotions and behaviors, making them more intense
- not an officially recognized symptom or diagnosis, but is a commonly used term in the adhd community
Stimulant Medication
- medication that stimulates/increases certain activity in body’s nervous system, such as production and activity of neurotransmitters
- most meds for adhd treatment are stimulant medication
- help improve with alertness and awareness, and ability to focus
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strategies & tips
This section is under construction. Come back next time!
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art & stories
Welcome to the Art & Stories section, that is home to captivating illustrations, stories and experiences of what it’s like to live with ADHD.
Here in cozy*kit, we are here to not only learn about ourselves better, but to also learn how to be more compassionate and share that love to the people around us, through the creation of art.
Traverse through the works in this online gallery and maybe even share some works of your own.
"always there" by hapitchy
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