Is clumsiness a sign of ADHD? | ADHD Information

Kelley,

You really need to have an evaluation done so a diagnosis can be made. It could be ADD but only someone qualified can actually determine that. There are several things which mimic ADD and yes, clumsiness can be a part of it but it can also be part of other things.

You could even try natural supplements while you are waiting to find out. We have had success with flax seed oil and I've heard but haven't yet tried, that it works very well combined with fish oil. We also take primrose oil.

If you read through the posts here, it should give you a better understanding of what ADD and ADHD are and how they affect different people. There is also a site where you can answer a long questionnaire and get more insight as to the possibility. It can give you an idea as to whether you are likely to have it but you still need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist to be diagnosed.

www.brainplace.org (if .org doesn't work, try .com)

In the last 12 hours I have ran into a door, dropped yoghurt on the floor, and  broken a glass which I was trying to put back in the cupboard.  I am a hopeless clutz and it is driving me crazy along with leaving me black and blue. 

Is it possible that this has to do with ADD?  Is it possible to drop something because for a split second you're somewhere else?  My hand eye-coordination is absolutely worthless at times.  Nevertheless, I'm an artist, and as long as I am working on a piece my hand-eye coordination seems to be fine.

I have never been to a doctor to see whether or not I have ADHD but I'm fairly certain that I have it.  Here goes:

My boyfriend gets upset at me for not being able to stick to one topic, even though in my mind I have never left the topic I am only stating tangets which I think are necessary in order to understand the topic better. 

I am a chronic daydreamer. 

I can be miserable and euphoric at the same time.  I can go from being happy to sad and back in a very short time. 

Sometimes, I can be doing three things at once and still listen to what my boyfriend is saying.  Other times he tells me he has asked me a question and I swear I never heard one. 

I have moved 8 times, and change jobs about every 2 years even though I am often quite successful at the job where I was.  I also am interested in absolutely everything.

As soon as something bores me I go into my own little world in order to have something to do.  In the second grade I started writing backwards and mirror so that I had something to challenge me.  As long as I have a challenge, nothing can stop me, but as soon as I have succeeded, I want to do something else. 

Nevertheless, I rarely forget anything, and I keep my surroundings rather cleaned-up.  I really doubt I'm the typical chaotic ADHD person, but then again, maybe I've just gotten good at seeing where I have my short comings and trying to work on them, like not making too many piles and trying not to interrupt in conversation even if it means forgeting the trillion ideas I have in my head at the moment.

Is this ADHD?  And if so, would medication really make a difference or only interfere with my creativity?  I like having energy bursts and being able to hyperfocus, but I hate walking into things and getting into arguments with my boyfriend that I can't follow.  Can anyone give me a bit of advice?

Thanks,

Kelley