People with ADHD forget a lot — a lot of things, and very often. We frustrate ourselves. Even worse, we frustrate, hurt, and disappoint the people we love. ADHD is cruelly egalitarian, in that we forget our spouse’s birthday as easily as our dry cleaning. Even if we lived in total isolation, we’d still generate the same […]
Month: October 2015
Conquering the automatic “I have ADHD & I suck” response
I love using the line, “I’m bad at that” (or some variation thereof). The underlying message being, funny story: I have ADHD and I suck at some things. I’m not proud of this. In all fairness, it’s true. However, I suspect many of us use this mentality to avoid certain tasks and responsibilities. We use it as […]
Use a signal for bad ADHD behavior…and don’t forget to laugh.
Sometimes — maybe even most times — we don’t realize we’re making a scene until it’s too late. Many ADHD adults are plagued by emotional reactivity, impulsive outbursts, and overreactions. Dr. Michele Novotni, author of What does everybody else know that I don’t?: Social skills help for adults with ADHD, describes this behavior as “ready, fire, […]