I seriously think I may have a touch of the ol’ ADD. Check this out:
History of distractibility, short attention span, impulsivity or restlessness.
Check.
History of not living up to potential in school or work (report cards with comments such as “not living up to potential”).
Check.
History of frequent behavior problems in school (mostly for males).
Check.
Short attention span, unless very interested in something.
Check.
Easily distracted, tendency to drift away (although at times can be hyperfocused).
Check.
Easily distracted during sex, causing frequent breaks or turn-offs during lovemaking.
No way man.
Restlessness, constant motion, legs moving, fidgeting.
Check.
Has to be moving in order to think.
Check.
Impatient, low frustration tolerance.
Check.
Trouble maintaining an organized work/living area.
Um, yes.
Often have piles of stuff.
Oh boy. Check.
Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
Sigh. Check.
Starting projects but not finishing them, poor follow through.
Check.
Enthusiastic beginnings but poor endings.
Check.
Rage outbursts, short fuse.
Only when driving. And putting together furniture from IKEA.
Tendency toward ADHD addictions (food, alcohol, drugs, work).
Food - No. Alcohol - No. Drugs - No. Work - HA! Definitely not!
Turn words around in conversations.
Constantly.
Poor writing skills (hard to get information from brain to pen).
Only in very specialized situations.
Poor handwriting, often prints.
Good God yes.
Falls asleep or becomes tired while reading.
Three pages. Max. Then it’s lights-out. So that’s a roger wilco.
I am intrigued. Definitely intrigued. And to think, if I do have this and have had it forever then that means I once was simultaneously epileptic and ADD. Now that’s one weird-wired kid!
So who do I see about this? Anyone know?
Source: http://www.addresources.org/article_checklist_amen.php