...write down some information on one of the 4 notepads you always keep handy. Go to read some in Driven to Distraction, finishing with the section that says you shouldn't self-diagnose, get up to use the computer there, notice a notepad sitting there that happens to look a whole lot like yours, and realize it IS yours...ah forgetfulness...

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I am famous among my close friends for telling long, rambling stories without a discernable point. My friend Jen (who may have ADD, but hasn't been diagnosed) told a story like that recently and I looked at her and said, "That sounds like one of my stories." We cracked up.

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that your techno-loving husband actually goes out and buys the old-fashioned kind of phone with the wire that attaches the two parts together so you can't leave it in the freezer. :)

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... then look for them in the other pocket, and wonder where you misplaced them.

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In the time it took you to log in to ADDitude, you forgot what you were going to post in the first place.

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Oh yeah! I remember!

You know you're ADHD when you always have to read the last chapter of books first, because you get too impatient to wait until you're finished to find out how it ends.

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You turn up to your long awaited diagnosis appointment with your son's school bag in your hand.

You finally get the long awaited ritalin prescription you're been coveting and it takes three months to collect it.

You have to repeatedly confess to your seven year old's teacher that you've lost their homework again.

You work your butt off on hundreds of different projects and when someone asks you what you've been up to you can't think of one thing.

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You read the first few responses, then skip directly to the end of this thread to post this response :)

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You know you have ADD when every surface in you house is covered in paperwork, homework, mail and unpaid bills... because if you put anything away you're afraid you'll never find it.

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I attempted a couple times to post a reply to this thread, but couldn't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

You know you're ADD... 1) when you come home and find the milk in the cupboard, and the cereal in the refrigerator. 2) when you put something in a safe place so you don't lose it, but can't remember where that would be. 3) when you want to find an important document, you hesitate because it means spending a few hours "cleaning" (picking up the clutter) the house.

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She told me so herself. She has a good sense of humor, so she was laughing about it. While she hasn't been officially diagnosed, I'm quite sure she has it. Same for my brother and mom.

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roneydapony said: you know you're a.d.d when you're talking on the phone and have a moment of panic where you ask 'WHERE IS MY PHONE!" and tell the person on the other end of the line that you've lost your phone

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It's 2:30 AM and you're just coming down from three hours of hyperfocus on the Internet instead of making yourself go to bed...:)

Hi all! This is my first post. I just got diagnosed a couple of weeks ago...38 year old female. I don't have any children with the condition, just read a magazine article that listed symptoms of something that felt eerily familiar. I'm still convinced my LCSW is following me around taking notes...funny feeling to find out that you're sort of the poster child for the list of symptoms when you're almost 40! But I know I'm not alone!

Looking forward to chatting with y'all more!

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adderall makes you too focused on the wrong thing.

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you push back on the web browser before the page even opens up

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reading an email or blog post over 4 lines is TOTALLY out of the question

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Your spouse asks you for a cup of water and you go and make a peanut butter sandwich for yourself...

Happens all the time.

:)

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You spend almost an hour looking for your favorite watch, give up, and grab another watch, and pull up your long sleeve to put the watch on, and then stare for a few minutes.

Because your favorite watch is already on. -.-

And many a time have I placed peanut butter in the fridge and jelly in the cupboard.

And, of course, employees at the commissary (military grocery store) comment on how often I come there. Forgotten items. >.>

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WAIT!--- What was I talking about?

(That happens to me at least 5 times a day!!!!!)

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When you find a book you are totally interested in reading, read them half way or more and don't finish it. YET you have proceeded to have 5 more books like it sitting around your house.

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InITwithADD said: You read the first few responses, then skip directly to the end of this thread to post this response :)

I totally just did this!! LOL

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Newsgirl31 said: I am famous among my close friends for telling long, rambling stories without a discernable point. My friend Jen (who may have ADD, but hasn't been diagnosed) told a story like that recently and I looked at her and said, "That sounds like one of my stories." We cracked up.

And someone will immediately start off by saying to you " is this going to be a long story?" or What is the point here- but you either forget or realized you didn't have one. I usually forget my point when someone asks me.

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I am driving to Target and decide to call my mom & talk (mistake!!! I ALWAYS miss turns, etc. when I am talking on the phone).... we have been talking for about 20 mins. when I realize that I am standing in the GROCERY STORE, pushing a cart, in the produce department, looking around & wondering, "What am I doing here?!?! I am supposed to be at TARGET!!!

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...you go to the grocery store to buy coffee, and then get half-way home with a bag full of groceries and realize you forgot the coffee...

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Wow, I can soooo relate to a lot of the postings on this thread! However, this is my favorite by far: Quote:

ADDAWAY said: Oops . . . I forgot but I'll be sure to remember to write you right away when I remember if I jot it down on a post-it with the pen that was just here a minute ago by my papers which have been moved by someone and obviously I need to put them in a folder that's over there so that won't happen again, ouch, what the heck is this laundry basket doing in the middle of the hallway and why doesn't anybody put stuff away where it belongs (I'll be good and just walk this over to the laundry room right away this time), well at least there's some coin there at the bottom of the washer. Is that the doorbell? No, that's my cell phone ... "oh that haircut appointment wasn't for tomorrow??" I better brush my hair in a hurry, that's where the pen was . . . ummm . . . I'm glad I remembered to go buy those post-it notes on the way back from the appointment but I have to get cash from the bank for gas and a treat for the receptionist as I'm running very late . . . . Sure I'll make it to the gas station as the last time I ran out on the road I was in school .... what was the name of that God-forsaken highway where I got stuck in ice-cold weather? Boy did I have to go then too ..... relief ..... oh yeah Google that gas station that charged me $4 for a quart container plus the gas while It's filling up. . . oh there's my Favorites, ADDitude, Forums, Log in, back to Forums, who posted that last one I was reading, no that's the name of who started the thread but the time for whoever posted last except for (boy I wish they made this easier like maybe I should write them a letter, no better yet I'll learn to do Web Design (I wonder what language I should learn HTML or C++ or A+ is that one a language or a test, well skip that, but maybe that tech guy who really owes me can help me build the web's unique, universal (and highest Google ranked?? how do you get there without $$$$??) I'll call it the "SUGGESTION BOX FOR EVERYTHING"? Cool idea. I won't forget that, but how many web pages should it have and what functionality? So what am I doing with this pen on my laptop at the airport b/c I promised myself to type all my reminders and notes onto Outlook?

I'll contribute to the "you know you have add"... when you are thinking about so many things at once and suddenly you stop and ask yourself.... "what was I just thinking about?"

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he forgets his telephone, drives home efter it. Locks his keys in and phones efter help (son takes extra key to him), then when they return sits down to eat dinner with us and suddenly drops everything and runs out the door remembering he forgot to switch off his lights at home. crazy ha? then it gets really good when my ADD/austim boy flips off and my ADHD/Asperges wants to disappear under the table from all the chaos around me and him. Know the film "it don't get any better" pretty well sums my home and life up in a nut shell...

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