The short story: 9 year old daughter has been diagnosed with ADD. I (mom) may have been mis-diagnosed for 24 years as NOT ADD, meeting with my Psyc Dr next week about it. Same therapist that diagnosed 9 year old daughter thinks I am too. (I deal with depression and anxiety disorder).

I have a lot on my plate (physical injury, emotional/mental health, work, family dynamic, kids, school coming up, arrainging the appointments for said daughter, etc). Not more that all, more than most. Thing I have thought for years were character flaws and failure on my part are symptoms of ADHD. Since all this started (late May), I have been scattered, restless, panicky, emotional and frustrated.

Husband, not without his own issues, but not ADD or ADHD. He keeps getting on me to "engage" and "get involved" with our family. I sobbed myself to sleep the other night due to his latest lecture. He doesn't seem to understand that with everything going on for both of us, I am on overload. I am limited in my job where I wasn't before (injury to wrist) and get bored and restless. Then I come home to him and one minute he seems to understand and then the next it is like I don't do things he expects just to spite him. Is this a result from his own confusion of so many things being discovered in our family (we suspect the 6 year old daughter may be ADHHHD, she is REALLY hyper)? Is this just being defensive or is he just being a jerk?

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