I have always been directionally challenged in a car. I grew up in the country, and oddly enough I do not have that problem walking in the woods. My medication helps a lot, and my GPS is invaluable. If it doesn't tell me exactly how to get there, it will at least tell me where I am. I love my notes and lists too, until I lose them! I have three great tools I use at work; a white board, sticky notes, and MS Outlook. Outlook is good because it has a calander and a to-do list. I can set alarms on both, which help remind me through the day of what I need to do. Best of all, it is hard to lose my desktop computer!

One of the biggest benefits I have received from being diagnosed with ADD is that I now understand WHY I have these problems. I used to be incredibly frustrated when I'd lose something, forget something, get lost, etc. Part of the frustration was because I was in the situation, the other part was because I couldn't understand how I got there.

Now that I know, these things still happen on occasion, but I am at least able to laugh it off and move on.

Good luck, and be patient. I know it's frustrating, but don't worry about what other think. I was told early on to think of ADD like I would diabetes:

1) Knowing you have it doesn't cure you of it. 2) Some people can manage it by making lifestyle changes, and some people need a combination of medication and lifestyle changes. 3) You didn't choose to have it, and you can't will it to go away.

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