I don't know how to approach this, so I'll have to just spill it all out.:)
I'm 45 and female.

I only began treatment 4 weeks ago, and only 2 weeks ago reached a level that I felt comfortable with on medication.

I do not have the hyperactive, but do have the impulsiveness.

I am trying to learn more about me, and what is ADD vs something else?
I'm textbook to a certin degree...They always wrote things in my report card like:
she talks to much
she would accomplish much if she applied herself
she could do higher grade work if she would only pay attention
daydreams in class

on and on...ya'll have been there.

The inability to focus and compelte a task once started, unless of course you get hyperfocused.
I have kept this job a long time for 2 reasons. One bacause no one watche me too closely,a nd two, because until about 6 months ago, I could trick myself into hyperfocusing on a project and bam...I could compelte it.

I'm jabbering here.

I've not read much in the literature about memory issues. I can't remember Sh*t. I just can't. Oh yes, i have trie dto teach myself tricks, and they often work, but I was wondering if this is another ADD symtom, or somethign else?
If I don't write it down, i do not remember it. My son is only 4 and I braley remember what he was liek as a toddler...Believe me, I am a very attentive mom, it's not that...

any thoughts?

jojo

Welcome to the club! I was about your age when diagnosed. On one hand it was an incredicble relief. On the other I can (but struggle not to) feel aggravated about living with this for so long with no clue. I look back over my life and there are so many things that make more sense now. Every few days there's a new "ah ha!" moment. I found reading a small shelf-full of books about ADD helpful.

I'm not sure if or how memory is involved, but I share that as well. It may just be that with serial hyperfocus it's hard to keep those more distant things around. Out of sight, out of mind is one of the rules of my life. It may be caught up in a package of traits called "executive function" - planning, time sense, the ground in between hyperfocus and no focus. Executive DYSfunction is something many of us share.

-u (somebody just walked in and found me doing this instead of work, so I GTG)