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"Many people occasionally have trouble focusing and getting organized; how do you know if you&amp;#039;re one of the 8 million adults with ADD (attention deficit disorder)?Only a mental health expert (like a psychologist or psychiatrist) can diagnose you, says Stephanie Sarkis, PhD, author of Adult ADD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed, but if 5 or more of these symptoms apply to you there&amp;#039;s a good chance that you might have a problem: \u00E2\u00A2Friends and family members often complain that you interrupt them when they&amp;#039;re speaking or asking a question. \u00E2\u00A2You have sent your child to school without lunch or a necessary item more often than you&amp;#039;d like to admit. \u00E2\u00A2You often scheduled too many activities and have trouble transitioning from one to another. \u00E2\u00A2You shop impulsively, and have hidden purchases from your spouse. \u00E2\u00A2You have difficulty tackling the clutter around your house; it&amp;#039;s so bad that you avoid inviting people over. \u00E2\u00A2You chronically procrastinate; you make a lot of &amp;quot;to do&amp;quot; lists but never end up using them. \u00E2\u00A2You become so focused on a project that you don&amp;#039;t know (or care) what else is going on around you, but you don&amp;#039;t complete the project. \u00E2\u00A2You are friendly and likeable but have difficulties making and keeping friends. \u00E2\u00A2You have extreme difficulty managing money and doing your taxes and have gotten into financial scrapes more than once. So, how did you do? Even if you agreed with every one of these statements, don&amp;#039;t worry: There is good treatment for ADD, and many successful people (including Dr. Sarkis herself) live with the condition. \u2014Barbara Brody, Health Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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