Adult ADHD

[3DOCTORS]

I have non-hyperactive ADD. There isn’t really a medication for me, so I went to a specialist as a tween in order to learn how to improve my focus. I struggle with remembering dates and times, so organization is key. I have difficulty having conversations in the vicinity of other people talking. I can’t focus on phone conversations with the TV on. (which is problematic because my husband insists on constant TV noise) I turn music off in the car when I’m looking for a parking spot. I had to learn techniques to make deadly dull teachers think I was paying attention to them in school. I get really frustrated when people bother me when I’m trying to get ready to leave. The trick is to figure out your own brain, your weaknesses, and come up with a plan to overcome those difficulties. If there isn’t a therapist that can help with that, there should be. I’m not a fan of the pills. At best, they help when used in addition to learning coping skills. At worst, they have some nasty side effects.

Our ADD struggles sound similar! My working and short-term memory are probably 2/3 or more of my issues. Interruptions? :nunchuk: I don’t always deal with them well, to say the least. I’ve never taken a stimulant med for ADD because I also have anxiety and am sensitive in a bad way to stimulants. :hypno: My Android tablet has been a real godsend for reminders and also eliminating more and more paper clutter, a lot of which was “To Do” notes! :doh2: Lately it has been aggravating because I’ve just moved in with a different friend, am getting used to different schedules, and am finding it difficult to do my morning routine with my electronics, getting my ducks in a row for the day. :banghead:

 

[Allegra]

Our ADD struggles sound similar! My working and short-term memory are probably 2/3 or more of my issues. Interruptions? :nunchuk: I don’t always deal with them well, to say the least. I’ve never taken a stimulant med for ADD because I also have anxiety and am sensitive in a bad way to stimulants. :hypno: My Android tablet has been a real godsend for reminders and also eliminating more and more paper clutter, a lot of which was “To Do” notes! :doh2: Lately it has been aggravating because I’ve just moved in with a different friend, am getting used to different schedules, and am finding it difficult to do my morning routine with my electronics, getting my ducks in a row for the day. :banghead:

At certain times of the year, it’s common for me to have a master list to help me keep track of my other lists. I’m pretty good memory wise, with the exception of numbers. I sometimes have to check three times to make sure I transferred a long number correctly. I’m very good at remembering words and things I hear and read.

 

[3DOCTORS]

At certain times of the year, it’s common for me to have a master list to help me keep track of my other lists. I’m pretty good memory wise, with the exception of numbers. I sometimes have to check three times to make sure I transferred a long number correctly. I’m very good at remembering words and things I hear and read.

I, too, confess to making those master lists of lists! My working memory stinks and I have an auditory processing thing I was diagnosed with that makes processing spoken words and instructions tricky. My ears are fine but the message gets scrambled between them and my brain! I hear “Mondegreen” versions of some words or phrases, and I can’t process more than one spoken instruction or spoken sentence containing new information that I need to remember. In short, I need to have these things presented one at a time or else be allowed to write them down in a way that makes sense to me. Fortunately, in college with most of my professors and to the present day, I have a knack for note-taking. I remember one professor, who I think must’ve had ADD himself - he rambled so much I finally gave up on trying to take notes when he spoke. I think it was one of those classes where if you read the books you did okay on the tests anyway.

 

[Luvz2travel]

Our ADD struggles sound similar! My working and short-term memory are probably 2/3 or more of my issues. Interruptions? :nunchuk: I don’t always deal with them well, to say the least. I’ve never taken a stimulant med for ADD because I also have anxiety and am sensitive in a bad way to stimulants. :hypno: My Android tablet has been a real godsend for reminders and also eliminating more and more paper clutter, a lot of which was “To Do” notes! :doh2: Lately it has been aggravating because I’ve just moved in with a different friend, am getting used to different schedules, and am finding it difficult to do my morning routine with my electronics, getting my ducks in a row for the day. :banghead:

Stimulents don’t work on me either.