ADHD Emotions include RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria)

[healthy11]

Dr. William Dodson wrote a very good article for ADDitude, about the "Emotion Commotion" that commonly affects people with ADHD, and how they can affect one's life and happiness, and what can be done to manage them. It begins, "Nearly everyone with ADHD answers an emphatic yes to the question: “Have you always been more sensitive than others to rejection, teasing, criticism, or your own perception that you have failed or fallen short?” This is the definition of a condition called rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD), which many ADDers experience."

Read more of this excellent article at www.additudemag.com/slideshow/40/slide-1.html

[melvinhoward]

I agree healthy11, learning difficulties do affect social well-being of a person.