New here, possible getting diagnosed | ADHD Information

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Wow!  I am in the process of being diagnosed as well.  I am a 47 year old female and also have an 8 year old son who is ADHD.  I am sure that my mom was ADHD also.  I think I am ADD as I also don't have the hyper. 

I lack motivation but when I do start on something I get so bogged down in the details that I can never seem to get a project completed.  I am a bear if I get distracted from something I am working on.  I seem to have a bigger problem at home than at work.  At work I also get distracted and have a really hard time prioritizing my tasks.

Somehow I have stayed at the same job for 25 years.  I think because I was given the opportunity to learn on the job (hands on).  I was also given opportunities to be promoted with training from within.  I just learn better that way.  I cannot concentrate when given books to read.  I just usually give up and try to get the most I can from verbal instruction.  The environment is also pretty loose so I go in spurts of getting lots done then getting nothing done.  The worst for me is abstract assignments.  I do better with concrete objectives.

I am really hoping that a diagnosis will happen soon.  Interestingly I just had an appointment with my childrens pediatrician in regards to my kids meds.  I told him I was being tested.  He thought this was great. He  told me once I got a diagnosis if my own physician would not treat me that he would.  He gave me the impression that a lot of doctors don't like to treat adults.  I love this doc he has been great trying to work out issues with my kids.  It's good to know I can count someone in my corner. 

I also count you as people in my corner.  Thanks for sharing your stories and giving support.

Welcome and know I am the queen of disorganization and bad housekeeping.  I cant even be still when I brush my teeth.  I take my floss and put it somewhere so the next day I have to hunt it down.  Same with hairbrushes.  I just can't stand in the mirror and finish what I am doing.  I have been recently diagnosed.  I work full time and make no bones that I write everything down.  If I write it down I will likely remember it anyway.  If I dont it is gone before it goes out the other ear.  No one gives me a hard time about my notes because I have such a multitasking job.  This job is the one I have been at the longest and it has been three years.  I like it and it is someting different everyday that comes up that keeps me from being too bored.  I am relieved to finally be diagnosed and I do take meds.  I wish I had been diagnosed many many years ago.  I hope you enjoy coming here.  There are a lot of nice people here.deleted as I found on public search - will sign in again under new name…
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Sounds like you have your hands full --with or without ADD/ADHD!

I can relate to the good student/poor housekeeper description.  My apartment often looks like a tornado has passed through. It is sometimes so awful that I am ashamed to invite friends over.  But, my notes for class are the neatest, most complete, and colorful notes out there!  My teachers and classmates would never believe how sloppy I am --and they'll never know, either, because I will not be inviting them to my place for a study group any time soon!

I can also relate to your hyperfocusing.  One thing that I have found to help with my own hyperfocusing is a 60-minute kitchen timer.  It helps me with what I describe as problematic hyperfocusing --hyperfocusing on distractions and doing exactly what you are not supposed to be doing -but doing it really well, nonetheless.  Beware:  If you are especially near the timer when it goes off and you are hyperfocusing at that moment, then it will scare the heck out of you !

I have a tendency to write everything down, too.  My classmates love to borrow my notes, but my co-workers sometimes get perturbed with me because I cannot seem to grasp the concept of a MEMO!  I am often accused of writing a book to relay otherwise simple messages.  New employees, on the other hand, appreciate my methods because they don't have to ask any questions about how they are supposed to handle the information .

Some have suggested (it has never been officially diagnosed) that I may have been graced with a touch of OCD to go with my ADHD --which goes together like peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat bread!  I am chronic disorganization and meticulousness all rolled into one!

Your consistency clause at the end of your message is quite humorous to me because I, too, lack consistency in many of my endeavors .