We All Have ADD Sometimes. It ’s Not A Thing. Explain Adult ADHD

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD. We All Have ADD Sometimes. Itâ€s Not A Thing. “I was up late last night not sleeping. Thinking about how to to describe ADHD to someone who doesnâ€t understand it or doubts it. The Stigma that comes with it. How do I respond to the all too often minimizing statement? “ We all are ADD. I have that too. What you experience is normal for everyone” Ok then: take a bad day. Youâ€re off day. You misplaced your keys, glasses, phone and you are panicking, running around and turning the place upside down to find them because you are in a rush. There is stress of not finding them and getting upset that they are not in the spot where they are supposed to be. You find them . Why the hell were they in the pocket of a jacket you hardly ever wear, buried in the bottom of the hamper?? But now you are behind. You run to the car and you might be late for work. You get to the car and realize you forgot your coffee, lunch and your work ID. You run back up and grab them. You trip up the stairs. Get in, grab the stuff, lock the door and start to the car again. Then it strikes you that you may have left the stove on. You run back up and check it. Now you are really late. You get to the car and realize you forgot your coffee upstairs again. You have no time, you have to go. You get to work late. You are now late for a meeting. Log on and apologize and ...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Explain Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs