Main characteristics ADD

- Difficulty with prolonged concentration
- Calm / collect / reserved / composed
- Forgetful
- Racing thoughts
- Easily distracted
- Chaotic
- Withdrawn
- Waits until the very last minute
- Dreamy-eyed / absent-minded
- Helpful / likes to give things away
- Very passionate about interests
- Perfectionist / solution-oriented
- Versatile and / or intelligent / broad interests
- Quickly finds things boring or monotonous
- Mood swings
- Intuitive / logical / sensitive / enjoys animals and nature
- Overriding feeling of being different
- Few or no friends at all
- Reading, writing or arithmetic problems
- Susceptible to addiction
- Creative / visual

References: ADD - Hidden obstacles, navigating the detours - Karin Windt ©