| Dealing with adult ADHD at home can be almost | | | | important items. He is drawing a blank but figures |
| impossible if your family members don't | | | | once in the store his memory will improve. |
| understand and/or aren't willing to give the | | | | Unfortunately this is proving not to be the case. |
| member of the family unit struggling with ADD | | | | He wanders around the store for 30 minutes and |
| ADHD a helping hand. Let's look at how this might | | | | finally decides to give his wife a call. Her phone |
| play out in real life. | | | | goes to voicemail due to being on the other line |
| You are an adult male who has just been given a | | | | with her mother. His face turns red with |
| new and interesting assignment at work when | | | | frustration in disbelief that he can't remember |
| your wife calls and tells you she has failed to pick | | | | what it was he was supposed to pick up. Was it |
| up a couple of ingredients for her infamous chili | | | | cayenne pepper or chili powder? Was it spicy |
| which is on the menu for tonight, and wondered if | | | | tomatoes are regular canned tomatoes? Was it |
| you could pick them up on the way home. For | | | | ground turkey or ground chicken? So you make a |
| most non-ADHD adults this would be a simple | | | | calculated guess. After arriving home he finds that |
| matter of dashing into the grocery store, walking | | | | his selections were all wrong. His wife is angry |
| straight to isles number 5, 7, and 10, picking up | | | | that her dunce of a husband couldn't pick up a |
| the items, and them delivering them to his | | | | few simple items and make it home at a |
| appreciative wife. But for those dealing with | | | | reasonable hour. The kids are mad because dinner |
| ADHD this simple task could turn into a challenge | | | | is nowhere in sight and have failed to complete |
| of monumental proportion. | | | | their homework assignment. Our husband dealing |
| The first challenge our well intentioned ADHD | | | | with adult ADHD on the other hand is just |
| husband will encounter is to break away from his | | | | frustrated, tired, and ready to go to bed. |
| interesting new assignment at work. Since ADHD | | | | For those adults not dealing with ADHD the story |
| adults are somewhat disorganized finding a | | | | above may seem a bit bizarre but for those with |
| stopping point that can be seamlessly pick up first | | | | attention deficit hyperactivity disorder not only |
| thing Monday morning would be a struggle. Faced | | | | are these scenarios quite common but there is |
| with this dilemma, they may become obsessed | | | | good chance that one or both of their parents |
| trying to make sure all their ducks are in a row | | | | probably encountered a similar set of |
| for Monday morning and lose tract up track of | | | | circumstances. The symptoms of inattention, |
| time, ending up leaving work too late. As they | | | | disorganization, and frustration like we observed |
| recognize they are running late our well meaning | | | | above are very common in adults dealing with |
| ADHD adult will likely forget to take his grocery | | | | ADHD. |
| list along, which was randomly scribbled on a | | | | Helpful hint for those dealing with adult ADHD: |
| candy bar wrapper which was thrown in the trash | | | | Experts in the field of recall agree that the more |
| while cleaning up his desk. | | | | senses you use to store and remember |
| After all who can't remember three simple items? | | | | information the better you will be able to recall it |
| We'll, in this instance it is our well meaning | | | | later. Writing it down or using a hand held |
| husband. As he sees the grocery store lights | | | | recording device ultimately is the best solution for |
| shining bright he tries to recall those three | | | | the ADHD adult. |