Hi there !

Only new to the forum but feel right at home already ! :)

2 weeks ago I had a work appraisal based on job performance and was in the office with my manager, trainer and area supervisor !

I was told that I am doing well...though....they are quite concerned about me ????

I said ..."what about?"....

Cut the long story short ... I seemed as though I always needed "re-assurance, asked too many of the same questions when learning something new...and that at times I seemed "aloof!" ...... also ... I seemed as though I was a person with remarkable potential though for some unknown reason seem to keep holding myself back ! ....

I wasn't at all suprised by there comments and took no offence as I knew that what they were describing was what I thought all along .... I may have ADD and it is really getting in the way of my work performance ! .....

Up until this day, I had been excusing it and making up all sorts of stories as to why I was forgetfull, non-attentive etc !

Unknown to them, I had already booked my first appointment with an ADD specialist psych and that I would get back to them after seeing him.

Well the other day was my appointment and was diagnosed accordingly !
He had no doubt, I had no doubt....and I am on the meds and already feel the difference !

Went to work the other day and made no mistakes, asked questions to customers I was suposed to before though kept forgetting, made secondary checks so as to avoid errors and found that I could only focus on my days work instead of thinking about the rest of the day or the other anxieties in our day to day life ! ...

WOW !

Anyone else ????

My situation is EXACTLY the same. Horrible performance reviews. Forgetting tasks. ****ing off co-workers and boss. Irresponsible communication. I'm trying to figure out however if it the result of me just not enjoying the job.

My history has dictated that when I'm not interested or enjoying the work. Performance lacks severely. If this is the case . Than perhaps ADHD is not applicable.

Welcome to our nightmare. :D

so if the work performance issue is not a result of ADD. Then could it be that we're more normal than we really realize? Lets take this a step further......is ADD not even really a valid label?

I'm not discrediting all the scientific research and wonderful findings. I think there is definitely a distinct pattern occurring in all the people who find themselves aligned with this thing.

I'm really starting to doubt a lot. I'm finding a lack of consistancy in diagnosis, treatment, and programs in hospitals. There is no standard. This disorder is like quick sand. Its not very concrete. nor is any other mental disorder. Nor is the study of psychology all together. um...sorry i think i need a new thread here.

is ADD not even really a valid label?

Yes it is.

There's no question that understanding ADHD is still fairly new, which might explain the lack of consistency in testing, diagnosis, etc. But there can be no question that it is a legitimate medical condition.

Symptoms like frequent questioning when aquiring new skills and 'aloofness' are very consistent with ADHD folks. Now it could be that one doesn't like their job, but if the poster is actually trying to perform well than a lack of desire for the job doesn't really explain these symptoms. Lots of non-ADHDers manage to perfrom just fine without liking their job.

It's very depressing when you have to put so much effort into something others find so seemingly simple.

Welcome to the forum:). Your story sounds very familiar.:rolleyes:

Sounds like me, too!

I've been in the same company for 15 years. I've gone through ups and downs at work, and have even been promoted twice. But the same issues described here were always the problems, and as I moved up, they got worse. Therapy helped, but an ADD diagnosis and meds made it better. Now I know for sure why I do what I do, and I can try to act on it.

People are monsters. Yes, that is all too typical. Take cold comfort, perhaps that people like that have no soul...science proved it, I think. We of the ADD strain of humanity do indeed need to give thought to where we work . . . a bit more so than those lacking the ADD mutation.