Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most prevalent disorders in today’s society. Instead of trying to hide the disorder and mask the symptoms like most people think, the key to living with it and growing is to better understand how it works. It’s crucial to bring more information about the disorder, as well as raise awareness about how it works and how to live with it.

According to State News, ADHD has a variety of symptoms, most well known including the inability to stay focused and difficulty staying in one place. People struggling with this disorder function differently and have to adapt to their problems. Those with ADHD can also find it difficult to regulate emotions. Studies show that out of the seven days in a week, we need about 2–3 days by ourselves, and then the rest are “lock-in” days. 

They struggle with staying still for a long period of time. Being with someone that has ADHD means they have terrible time management, they are known to be extremely unorganized, they move quickly and need a lot of time for themselves. One symptom of ADHD is that you might have the sudden desire to move—you are hyper, and you are a character you feel is either more quiet or outgoing. 

Often, when you have ADHD, not only does it affect your brain’s function, but also your emotional regulation. For example, those with the disorder might be prone to anxiety and depression, including poor friendship quality, higher chances of experiencing sleeping problems and anger issues. For people with ADHD, it is also not irregular to experience frequent meltdowns.

Not all people with ADHD are the same, some cases are more severe and usually have to take daily medication in order to treat their symptoms. However, this leads to a problem with the wear-off for the medication. Usually, this medication wears off in the afternoon. Different people feel different things, so it’s common that people might feel a mood drop. This is called ADHD medication rebound. When this happens, people will usually feel a sudden mood drop—sad, or just in a bad mood—for about an hour or so. It’s common. Usually, this doesn’t mean ADHD is getting worse or the medication doesn’t work. It means that the medication’s effect wears off faster than it does for others, and it is normal

Just because someone has ADHD, doesn’t mean they should be treated differently. People affected with the disorder are still humans and still have feelings, they just process things differently.