My son was diagnoses a few years ago with ADD with some hyperactivity. About a year ago my husband told me that he thinks I have it too, and the 'Light bulb' went off. Of course I do. I had the same struggles in school, test taking was a nightmare, and we are so similar in our personalities it would make sense. At first I felt terrible that I saddled him with this, but I had to realize how to help him get through school. It is a battle with school, but something we strive to do better at daily. I finally tried meds, and found such an improvement in my ability to focus. I tend to have issues at work, due to my 'millions' of project I always have going. We laugh at it around our house, so it helps. There is that fine line of being capable of doing a good job, and unable to focus on the task at hand. It is a daily battle, that usually takes all of my patience. I guess that's what happens when your children are so much like you.

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Oh, meandmykido... sigh. Honey, you didn't "saddle" your son with this. This is simply a common trait between the two of you. I liken it to brown eyes or an artistic nature (my son and I have both. Believe me, both of us having ADD is a BLESSING in this house. The husband and daughter both have Asperger's and all that linear literal anal retentive stuff drives me bats! My son and I simply GET each other. He's abstract and easily distracted... if we're in the middle of a conversation and one of us has a "June Bug Moment" ("hey I was reading this book today and oh look! a june bug!") we're much more accepting of it. So this is simply a way for you and your son to connect on another level. As he's younger, it's a way for you to teach him while teaching yourself! Beside learning to work with my son's and my ADD, I've had to learn a lot about Aspergers. So the learning never stops. Very interesting place, our house.

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