Attention and Concentration
- Patient presents with symptoms consistent with ADHD, including persistent difficulties with attention, concentration, and task completion that interfere with daily functioning.
- Client reports difficulty sustaining attention during school, work, and daily responsibilities, resulting in decreased productivity and increased frustration.
- Patient demonstrates symptoms of inattention, including distractibility, forgetfulness, poor organization, and difficulty following through with tasks.
- Client reports chronic procrastination and difficulty maintaining focus on non-preferred or repetitive tasks.
Executive Functioning and Task Completion
- Client experiences significant executive functioning deficits, including challenges with planning, prioritizing, time management, and organization.
- Patient reports frequent forgetfulness, misplacing important items, and difficulty managing daily responsibilities.
- Client experiences difficulty initiating and completing tasks despite understanding expectations and expressing motivation to succeed.
- Patient reports ongoing difficulty managing multiple responsibilities, resulting in increased stress, reduced self confidence, and impaired daily functioning.
Hyperactivity and Restlessness
- Patient presents with hyperactive behaviors, including restlessness, excessive talking, and difficulty engaging in quiet or sedentary activities.
- Client reports difficulty remaining seated, feeling restless, and struggling to engage in quiet or sedentary activities for extended periods.
- Patient may experience internal restlessness or difficulty slowing down even when external hyperactivity is not obvious.
Impulsivity and Decision Making
- Client presents with impulsive behaviors, including interrupting others, acting quickly without considering consequences, or difficulty waiting their turn.
- Patient demonstrates impulsive decision making that contributes to interpersonal, academic, and occupational difficulties.
- Client reports difficulty pausing before responding, making decisions, or shifting behavior in the moment.
Emotional Regulation
- Patient demonstrates emotional dysregulation characterized by low frustration tolerance, irritability, and difficulty managing emotional responses.
- Client reports becoming easily overwhelmed when tasks, expectations, or environmental demands increase.
- Patient experiences difficulty returning to baseline after frustration, conflict, disappointment, or perceived failure.
Academic, Occupational, and Interpersonal Functioning
- Client experiences academic difficulties related to impaired attention, organization, and task completion.
- Patient reports occupational impairment due to distractibility, missed deadlines, poor organization, and difficulty sustaining attention.
- Client experiences interpersonal challenges related to impulsivity, inattentiveness, and difficulty maintaining active engagement in conversations.