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Old 03-11-2012, 12:39 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by Alpha v2 View Post
well since you have a lot more energy, use it for something that requires a lot of energy as well

That and practice concentration exercises, the more you do them, the better you get

and if you're doing work, shut off everything. Turn off your cellphone and other electronic devices. When you have an impulse to get it out, tell yourself to not do it.

It's a long and tedious process but works, i work with adhd students so there's my two cents
You dont need to be "hyperactive" to have ADHD.

There are 3 different types of ADHD.

Inactive, Hyperactive/impulsive and Combined.

I was diagnosed with ADHD-C

from wiki

Classification

The DSM-IV, or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000 edition, defines three types of ADHD:
1) An inattentive type
2) A hyperactive/impulsive type
3) A combined type
To meet the formal diagnostic criteria of ADHD, an individual must display:
at least six inattentive-type symptoms for the inattentive-type
at least six hyperactive-type symptoms for the hyperactive/impulsive type
all of the above to have the combined-type
The symptoms (see below) need to have been present since before the individual was seven years old, and must have interfered with at least two spheres of his or her functioning (at home and at school or work, for example) over the last six months.

Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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