ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHA) IS AN EXECUTIVE FUNTION DYSREGULATION DISORDER, WHICH MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH MANAGING THEIR THOUGHTS, ATTENTION, BEHAVIORS AND EMOTIONS..

PEOPLE WITH ADHD MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH ORGANISATION, MAY BE RESTLESS, MIGHT SEEM DISINTERESTED OR ZONED OUT, AND MAY SHOW INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR WHEN EXPERIENCING STRONG EMOTIONS.

THE SYMPTOMS OF ADHD CAN BE CATAGORISED INTO TWO TYPES OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.

inattentiveness (difficulty concentrating and focusing) AND hyperactivity and impulsiveness

MANY PEOPLE WITH ADHD HAVE PROBLEMS THAT FALL INTO BOTH OF THESE CATEGORIES, BUT THIS IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CONCENTRATING AND FOCUSING, BUT NOT WITH HYPERACTIVITY OR IMPULSIVENESS.

ADHD IS MORE OFTEN DIAGNOSED IN BOYS THAN GIRLS. GIRLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SYMPTOMS OF INATTENTIVENESS ONLY, AND ARE LESS LIKELY TO SHOW BEHAVIOR THAT MAKES ADHD SYMPTOMS MORE OBVIOUS. THIS MEANS GIRLS WHO HAVE ADHD MAY NOT ALWAYS BE DIAGNOSED.

PEOPLE WITH ADHD MAY ALSO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, SUCH AS SLEEP AND ANXIETY DISORDERS. SOME PEOPLE WITH ADHD HAVE FEWER SYMPTOMS AS THEY AGE, BUT SOME ADULTS CONTINUE TO HAVE MAJOR SYMPTOMS THAT INTERFERE WITH DAILY FUNCTIONING. IN ADULTS, THE MAIN FEATURES OF ADHD MAY INCLUDE DIFFICULTY PAYING ATTENTION, IMPULSIVENESS AND RESTLESSNESS. SYMPTOMS CAN RANGE FROM MILD TO SEVERE.

HERE ARE SOME ADHD SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT MAKE PLANNING A WEDDING MORE DIFFICULT:

DISORGANISATION AND PROBLEM PRIORITISING

POOR TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

PROBLEMS FOCUSING ON TASKS

TROUBLE MULTITASKING

POOR PLANNING

PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THROUGH AND COMPLETING TASKS

TROUBLE COPING WITH STRESS

YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HOW THESE TRAITS MIGHT MAKE PLANNING A WEDDING QUITE DIFFICULT AS THERE IS SO MUCH ORGANISING AND PLANNING TO DO.

PEOPLE WITH ADHD MIGHT LIKE TO CONSIDER WORKING WITH A WEDDING PLANNER OR FINDING A VERY ORGANISED FRIEND WHO COULD HELP THEM KEEP THINGS ON TRACK. AS A SUPPLIER THOUGH YOU COULD DEFINITELY PUT THINGS INTO PLACE TO HELP; SENDING REMINDER EMAILS WHEN DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING, ADDING IN A FEW MORE APPOINTMENTS ALONG THE WAY TO ENSURE THINGS ARE KEPT ON TRACK. COULD YOU SUPPLY A CHECK LIST FOR YOUR COUPLES TO TICK THINGS OFF AS THEY GO?

ALMOST EVERYONE HAS SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO ADHD AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. IF YOUR DIFFICULTIES ARE RECENT OR OCCURRED ONLY OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST, YOU PROBABLY DON’T HAVE ADHD.

ADHD IS DIAGNOSED ONLY WHEN SYMPTOMS ARE SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE ONGOING PROBLEMS IN MORE THAN ONE AREA OF YOUR LIFE. THESE PERSISTENT AND DISRUPTIVE SYMPTOMS CAN BE TRACKED BACK TO EARLY IN CHILDHOOD.

DIAGNOSIS OF ADHD IN ADULTS CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE CERTAIN ADHD SYMPTOMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE CAUSED BY OTHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS ANXIETY OR MOOD DISORDERS. AND MANY ADULTS WITH ADHD ALSO HAVE AT LEAST ONE OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, SUCH AS DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY.