This week in Saa Nasta Newsletter we’re talking about ADHD and taking a look at a businesswoman who wants to inspire others.
There are tools to manage ADHD
It’s National ADHD Awareness Month. Nearly five percent of the U.S. population has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) which is defined as:
predominantly hyperactive
predominantly inattentive
combined type
I spoke to Dr. Asra Hamzavi, an adult psychiatrist and founder of the Hamzavi Psychiatry and Wellness Center to learn more about ADHD, its symptoms, and resources.
Hamzavi says “They might have difficulty with focusing on details, a problem with focusing on kind of forgetfulness, ‘where do you put your keys, where’s your phone?’ Those are things that everyone kind of goes through from time to time, but for someone with ADHD, it’s something that they deal with on a daily basis,” said Hamzavi.
Hamzavi says ADHD is one of the most under-diagnosed treatable conditions. She says many people don’t get treatment until adulthood.
She says medicine and therapy can go a long way for people with ADHD.
“For some people, it (ADHD) is their superpower. So when they’re the person in the room who comes up with solid bright ideas, not everyone in the room might know that this is actually a person with ADHD. Treatment can make the difference in filling in those gaps.”
Dearborn entrepreneur creates community business
Hana Abboud is the owner of L’Amour Bridal in Dearborn. She was interested in bridal designs since she was a kid. Now, this Lebanese Muslim American wants to inspire other women to follow their dreams.
Abboud opened L’Amour Bridal to create custom bridal designs for customers. Many of her dresses start off between $4,000-$6,500 for the base price, she says. She has Muslim, Jewish, Romanian, and American brides who may need modest bridal designs.
“We’re able to do what we need to do to kind of make their dream dress happen,” she says.
She says her Lebanese and Muslim identities inspired her to push forward.
“It’s changed the narrative for me as a woman and it’s shown, like my family, my friends, we really can be independent. We can still get married, have kids have our families do what we are supposed to do and want to do, and still be a figure in the community.”
She says she’s also breaking barriers.
“I love being able to show other Muslim women that we can do it. We’ve been told for so long that as women, we can’t make it. We’ve made it. I’m making it and I want to help the next generation of Muslim women do it.”