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Did you march to the beat of your own drum as a kid?   I was just thinking back to same classic "ADHD" moments I had when I was a kid. I remember in the very early grades, before my spirit was crushed and I became extremely shy and withdrawn, I used to TALK to everyone. I said the stupidest things to anyone who would listen. I once walked up to a boy in kindergarten and planted a kiss on his cheek and told him he was cute. I made up my own rules during games. I didn't like sharing. I ignored the other kids in group projects and did my own thing. I announced to the teacher during field trips to the playground that I didn't want to wait my turn to go down the slide.   LOL - I remember being in Sunday school and we were doing some kind of food drive. Each of us had to bring in a food item and give it to the minister in front of the whole congregation. When it was my turn, I sat there hugging that box of Lipton soup shaking my head - I loved Lipton soup and there was no way I wanted to give it up! When we all returned to the classroom I realized I was the only one who still had a food item, so I tried to hide it under the table.
  Anyone else have moments like these? bcgirl197838419.5049074074Sometimes want to move out.Oh yes. Very much so. And I still do to some extent.

The only real sad part for me is watching my son, now 15, act and be the same way I was. He has declaired that he does not want to be on medication so his Dr. has allowed him his choice even though I am against it.
Yeah, I've had moments like that. Oh, wait, I'm still having them!

No really, I know what you mean. I was always doing goofy stuff as a kid and never understanding why it wasnt quite right. Like why I was the only kid jumping up and down in the super cool mud puddle in my easter dress etc.

I still think mud puddles are cool. bcgirl - I like "of my own drummer" much better than that of "a different drummer."

Yes, I have many moments I think back on. And, yes, I didn't have many friends because of those moments. HOWEVER, I can't say I was ever really lonely. Although I may have always (and still do) march to the beat of "my own drummer," have gotten myself into oodles of strange situations and have been rejected by most people, I find for the most part I've still been happy...except when I went through a really bad depression. And even then, I found I could laugh inbetween the crying.

Sure, things might have been different for me from the start if I didn't have ADHD, but up to now I've still had a very interesting life. I just about lived the life of a real gypsy, just without the entire "band." A loner. Strange, tho, that I love to strike up conversations or talk to strangers (taking some pple quite by surprise).

One instance I will always remember, although it isn't an ADHD moment, not something I did, but was done to me because of me being ADHD and who I was/am. At overnight camp with the Camp Fire Girls, the girls in my tent forcably took my jackknife and tossed it down the out house. How cruel! Now THAT hurt.

I've always been able to entertain myself, and haven't really needed other people, which is understandable by the way they I've been treated by ppl.    Except you guys...you're all great!!    

At school camp when I was 7. I was by myself jumping on the trampoline when the teacher came round with the video camera filming camp footage for the parents. She said,  "say something to the camera".

So I impulsively stuck my middle finger up at the camera and said something profound.

I really thought they would edit that out, but I was mortified a week later when 50 classmates and their parents gathered to watch the camp video and there is me on the trampoline saying a swear word and giving the finger! Soooo embarrassing

Definately, I always marching to my own drum beat.  I was in gifted and talented programs so nobody could tell me I was dumb, I played and excelled at all sports, so nobody could tell me I wasn't skilled, and I was always able to acquire friends, I was a star, buttttttttttttttttttt it all fell apart at 13.  For a period of 5 years, I was involved in a depressive, lonely, unsuccessful, poor decision making, illegal, self destructive behavior which I find myself still wondering what in the heck was I doing?  Now, at 23, I feel I am left with picking up the pieces.  I seemed to have lost that drum that I was marching to, and now feel like an average person.  I want that drum back!  What does everyone think?Hm, I've had my own moments like sitting in the classroom and daydreaming for 6 hours.  It was so intense that my teachers eventually realized that my quietness was not because I was behaving, but because I'm too busy day dreaming!  One of my teachers actually placed her face in front of me for 5 minutes before I realized she was staring.

Oh, and there was the time I tried to beat up my own teacher because I thought I got in trouble.  I only found out later that she was only trying to reward me for good behavior!  huh!? 

Good thing I was only 5 years old then....

I always have moments like these! My parents just thought I was a little brat as a kid. Cheek of it! Well now I have found out I have ADD.

  I remember I would always do my own thing,just to be different. Like in the classroom, I would start up something then everyone would follow. I remember once I made everyone sing Grease half way through class and my teacher went mad! I never used to share sweets, still don't.I hated waiting my turn and I still do.

On the plane I was waiting for a blanket (this was three months ago) after ten minutes it hadn't arrived so I spoke at the top of my voice about how crap the airline was etc... My boyfriend was digusted! I have not much tact and love getting my own way...x

yopu hit the nail on the head, I tried to dress like all of my friends, but i couldn't, i always had a different beat and loved it.

Fresheman year in college i used a plastic shopping bag with pink flamingos on it for a purse.  until it ripped

I know teach my adhd kid to do the same "march to a different beat"

Definately, I am just like that too. Love to dress really cool. I am stylish but too way out for where I live. I love to think I have stepped off of Sex and The City!! It's fun to be different. I love colour and love changing my hair loads.

I get so bored with everything! I will always teach my kids to be unique. x

Hi guys. You've probably guessed that I'm new to this. The moments that your talking about is my everyday life Its probably why I usually always have a smile, most things the people without ADHD do or dont do like me gives me a great laugh I've been known to be sitting on the loungeroom floor building houses out of my old lego that I refused to part with even now at thirty!! I have a three years to use as an excuse now though.