ADHD stands for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the executive function part of your brain that enables you to plan, organize, stay focused, and complete tasks. At Stone Oak Christian Counseling in Texas, we offer customized treatment for ADHD to meet your specific needs, all from a faith-based perspective.

Symptoms of ADHD usually become evident in early childhood, but may remain undiagnosed until adulthood. In fact, many adults with ADHD don’t even realize they have it. They just feel that something is off.

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What are the most common symptoms of ADHD?

Symptoms of ADHD typically fall into the following four categories:

  • Impulsiveness
    • Saying and doing things without thinking
    • Being quick to jump to conclusions
    • Making hasty decisions that lead to regrets
    • Lack of impulse control
    • Foregoing future benefits in favor of instant gratification
    • Finishing other people’s sentences or blurting out answers before hearing the whole question
    • Butting into conversations and interrupting the person speaking
  • Inattentiveness 
    • Trouble paying attention to details
    • Making careless mistakes
    • Poor listening skills
    • Difficulty staying focused during conversations
    • Daydreaming
    • Zoning out in the middle of a conversation
    • Easily sidetracked and distracted
    • Trouble meeting deadlines and completing projects on time
    • Tendency to be late for appointments
    • Forgetting things such as appointments, deadlines, or phone calls that need to be returned
    • Frequently losing or misplacing things
  • Hyperactivity
    • Restlessness
    • Inability to relax or stay still for any amount of time
    • Impatient
    • Don’t like to wait
    • Constantly on the go
    • Racing thoughts
    • Annoyed by having to stand in line or getting stuck in traffic
    • Low frustration tolerance
    • Trouble doing things quietly
    • Squirming, fidgeting, tapping fingers, or swinging feet 
  • Lack of executive functioning skills
    • Difficulty organizing thoughts, planning, or keeping track of tasks
    • Difficulty prioritizing or managing a schedule
    • Poor time management skills
    • Inability to estimate how long something will take
    • Tendency to not follow through or finish things started
    • Trouble remembering instructions or things read or learned
    • Inability to keep things organized and in the right place

Many people exhibit one or more symptoms of ADHD at some time or another, especially when stressed or fatigued. If you are able to get back on track and finish what you are doing, and it does not prevent you from fulfilling your commitments in a timely fashion, chances are you do not have ADHD.

If you still feel concerned and would like a professional opinion, one of the Christian counselors in Stone Oak, San Antonio, Texas can do an assessment and help you explore and address your issues. Contact Stone Oak Christian Counseling today to schedule an appointment.

Whereas adults and children both share the same underlying challenges of impulsiveness, hyperactivity, and inattentiveness, symptoms of ADHD often manifest differently in adults than in children, and may not be as obvious. For instance, adults are more likely to internalize their hyperactivity so it becomes more of an inner restlessness and inability to relax, as opposed to the attention-drawing constant motion of a hyperactive child. At Stone Oak Christian Counseling in Texas, we offer treatment for both children and adults with ADHD.

Christian counseling in far north San Antonio involves a combination of biblical principles and clinical intervention to help you find healing and wellness with God’s help.

The Christian counselors in Stone Oak, Texas use evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and behavior modification therapy that are highly effective in dealing with the challenges of ADHD.

Following are some specific benefits these techniques can provide:

  • Improve your focus
  • Learn how to set goals and follow through on them
  • Improve your organizational skills
  • Gain better control of your impulses
  • Learn how to prioritize and develop time management skills
  • Discover effective relaxation techniques
  • Help you understand your condition, work through emotions such as stress, depression, or anxiety, and equip you with coping mechanisms to deal with them
  • Teach you how to identify and transform unhealthy thinking patterns or behaviors into healthy habits that enable you to function in more appropriate ways

Choosing a counselor in Stone Oak who is not only trained in traditional methods but also has a biblical perspective ensures that your Christian values will be supported and you will receive counsel in keeping with God’s Word.

If you have questions or would like to set up a risk-free trial session with one of the faith-based counselors at Stone Oak Christian Counseling, please give us a call today.

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Please contact our reception team at
(210) 961-8365