Most people experience many symptoms of ADHD to some degree, and one of the most well known is the inability to stay focused. However, there are other less common symptoms of ADHD that people often struggle with. In this episode on ADHD, Julian describes these other symptoms and how they can overlap with other disorders.

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People with ADHD can also have an ability to dial into certain tasks with the intensity of a laser beam. This so-called hyperfocus can be confusing for their parents, teachers, or co-workers who don’t understand how they can be totally absorbed by one task and then seemingly absent for many others.

The reason ADHD is a disorder though is that inability to focus on important tasks can be so persistent it disrupts daily life.

ADHD is split into three subtypes with different associated symptoms. There’s the inattentive type that’s characterized by that inability to focus, or to finish tasks or even start them.There’s the hyperactive / impulsive type, which is associated with an inability to sit still or to stop talking, or a tendency to interrupt others or blurt out the answers to questions before they’re completed. And then there’s the combined type, the chocolate and vanilla soft-serve swirl of the other two.

Symptoms of the hyperactive / impulsive type are pretty easy to spot, but the inattentive type is less obvious, and interestingly it seems to have a big impact on how we diagnose people depending on their gender.

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