Your desk is a mess, and you can forget about completing your to-do list -- you don't even have one. Your mind darts from one thought to the next. And that handbag you've been madly searching for on your way out the door? Yes, it's already on your shoulder.

Episodes of forgetfulness and distraction happen to all of us, and for most that's all they are -- episodes. But nearly 5 million American women have attention deficit disorder, or ADD, a neuro­behavioral condition marked by poor memory, the inability to concentrate on important tasks, and a tendency to fidget and daydream, among other symptoms. For them, this kind of distraction isn't temporary at all and can actually be crippling.

When adult ADD (or ADHD: the H is for hyperactivity) goes untreated for years, women may end up plagued by anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. "They may feel as though they're constantly being judged -- as flighty, inept, late, disorganized, scattered," says Tracy Latz, M.D., a psychiatrist and associate clinical professor at Wake Forest University Medical Center. And even if women seek help, the condition may go overlooked or be misdiagnosed. Continue article at original source

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