ADHD Center for Success

By ANITA BRUZZESE

Gannett

Updated Jun 28, 2010 03:42PM

Daryl Wizelman was diagnosed at age 6 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, also known as ADHD, when he couldn’t concentrate in class and teachers considered him hyperactive.

His pediatrician put him on medication, which he said was a “real life-changer.”

Fast forward a couple of decades. Wizelman starts his own company, but employees say he doesn’t seem to listen to them, rushing through meetings and showing little interest in their ideas. Again, his ADHD has come into play, and he struggles to find ways to take a childhood disorder and make it fit into a working world that expects top performers to be focused and organized.

More years pass. Wizelman now says he has learned to be more aware of the appropriate way to behave and even sees the positive aspects of his disorder.

“It gives me a lot of empathy toward other people with whatever struggles they may be facing. It teaches you to treat others how you want to be treated,” said Wizelman, a speaker and author from Calabasas, Calif.

Mental-health professionals estimate that 9 million adults in the United States have ADHD. Symptoms of ADHD and attention deficit disorder, also known as inattentive ADHD, include difficulty paying attention, easy distraction, trouble finishing paperwork, fidgeting, talking too much and procrastination.

All these issues can cause workers with the disorder a lot of problems at work, and possibly even get them fired.

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article by Eileen Bailey

What would you say if there was one thing you could do that would help to improve symptoms of ADHD: decrease impulsivity, increase attention, help you focus better, improve your mood, make you healthier overall and this thing didn’t cost any money and didn’t have any side effects? Most people would eagerly say “sign me up!”

Well, this is exactly what exercise can do for you. Terry Matlen previously wrote about Dr. John Ratey’s book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain and his research into the subject of ADHD and exercise. According to Dr. Ratey, “Exercise is the single most popular tool we have to optimize our brain function… exercise not only makes us smarter; it also makes us less stressed, depressed and anxious.”

What Exercise Does for Us

We all know that exercise is important to maintaining a healthy body. It helps to keep our heart and muscles healthy and working properly. It helps us combat physical illnesses such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and improves blood circulation. Exercise has been found to fight diseases such as osteoporosis and diabetes. It helps you to maintain your weight.

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