What areas of your life have you exp... - CHADD's Adult ADH...
What areas of your life have you experienced the most challenges as someone with ADHD
As a child and young adult school was the most challenging. But as an adult I have experienced a lot of struggle in the work place.
Might you consider making a survey collecting more specific types of difficulties? Like, managing home maintenance (cleaning, dishes, laundry, etc.), staying on top of deadlines at work, arriving to appointments on time, managing paperwork (my tax files are a mess!). Like that.
Taxes suck, I'm behind for 3 years. I am procrastinating even though I know I should be getting money back.
I have trouble having a relationship with myself!
Oh my goodness I answered the workplace because I'm soooo behind all the time. I have to be set in a schedule (but I usually get bored after a while) or I get all out of sorts. If something changes suddenly I have freaking fit. Mostly focusing on tasks is the biggest issue. Thinking of awesome ideas doesn't mean I have the focus to actually do the work it takes for that idea. I start stuff and can't finish or don't follow through because I completely forget things. I can't read long emails or its sooo taxing. Focusing on so many things at once is a big problem and if there are distractions, forget it. I am lucky I am a mostly happy person who people are forgiving because I am nice, but it doesn't last long and usually I have to change jobs and I'm lucky enough to get new ones because I can do many different things. BUt then,, I get bored. hahah (aka inability to focus and get behind and don't want to do it anymore). and for those naysayers, no I am not lazy and I do prioritize, its very very tiring though and wears down the mind and body. its stressful to work so hard to just focus (on normal things) when you have ADHD.
Looks like most of us just want to stay home. I least I do.
I am home and I want to get out, ha ha
I work from home, no excuses. The loudmouths down the hall were always totally derailing me but at home I still cant get started on any new area of a project. Love working long hours on what does not require organization and has no decisions as to how to best approach it.
