How Does ADHD Affect Students?

School can be difficult for a student regardless of whether she is in kindergarten or even a sophomore in high school. It can be even more difficult and challenging for a student with a mental illness and learning disability like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD for short. It can cause social situations to be difficult and make completing even the most simple of assignments an hour-long battle and thus cause grades to drop. ADHD can affect a student's relationship, performance, and overall future in school and greatly impact her for life. ADHD can make socializing and forming relationships very difficult in school. Students with ADHD regardless of age can lack basic social skills needed to have a stable relationship with others. She may lack skills like being empathetic, realizing social cues and even just listening. One of the biggest systems of ADHD is impulsivity. This could leave her to maybe blurt out or not think before she speaks which can lead to awkward situations. ADHD can be overwhelming as
Like I said before it’s symptoms and habits can lead to poor grades and relationships. Poor grades will lead her to not be able to get into the college she chooses and have the future and job she wants. She will lack important skills she needs for college. Having poor relationships in school will lead to having difficulty connecting with people and even finding a job in the real world. These kinds of things cause a lot of obstacles and make life very difficult after high school. ADHD also greatly impacts self confidence negatively. Having difficulty in school can make your self confidence plummet and make adulthood difficult. Low self confidence in adulthood can cause issues in college, finding a job and keeping one and even having a happy life. ADHD has a big impact in life after high school if a student doesn’t learn how to control or work with her