About ADD Symptoms in Women

ADD symptoms in women can often make a woman seem disorganized, scatterbrained, or self-absorbed. It is not uncommon for a woman with ADD to make it to adulthood without being diagnosed. Because ADD lacks the hyperactivity of ADHD, it is less disruptive in a classroom environment and not as easily picked up by parents and teachers. Women with ADD may find every day life frustrating and overwhelming.

Problems Focusing

• Woman with ADD often have trouble focusing on a task for an extended period of time.

Disorganization

• Woman with ADD often have trouble organizing their home and work environment. They often create piles to try and create organization.

Hypersensitivity

• Woman with ADD are often hypersensitive to noise, touch and smell. Crowded places can be overwhelming.

Habitual Lateness

• Women with ADD often have a poor sense of time which frequently makes them late to work and other events.

Low Self-Esteem

• The symptoms of ADD often result in a pattern of failure that can cause low self-esteem in woman with ADD that goes back to childhood.

Trouble Finishing Projects

• Women with ADD often take on too much and are unable to complete projects because they are overwhelmed and have poor organizational skills.

Hyper-Focusing

• Attention Deficit Disorder is generally associated with a lack of attention but women with ADD have the ability to hyper-focus on projects that they are interested in with amazing results. The creative mind of a woman with ADD can help her accomplish tasks in a unique way.