| People who have ADD or ADHD usually don't | | | | be late. |
| mean to be late. It's not like they wake up in the | | | | Time management is different for those who |
| morning, determined to be late for school or work | | | | have ADD, than it is for those who don't. They |
| or an important appointment. Most people with | | | | have to learn how to manage their time even |
| ADD have a very hard time managing their time. | | | | better than people who don't have ADD. In fact, |
| People who don't have ADD rarely understand | | | | they may have to take drastic measures to |
| this, and so become angry when they perceive | | | | ensure that they are on time. |
| themselves to be a victim of someone who just | | | | What types of measures? |
| doesn't care enough to be on time. | | | | If it's a persistent problem, people with ADD could |
| Being late can cause problems in your family and | | | | buy a watch that vibrates at certain times of the |
| harm your career. It can even cause problems | | | | day, which will help ensure that they're on time. |
| between co-workers. For example, if you're in | | | | Getting things ready the night before is usually a |
| school, and you habitually forget to hand in your | | | | good idea. Getting a planner is another solution |
| assignments or are late for class, your grades will | | | | that doesn't cost a lot of money, but can help |
| drop. If you're late to work or lose track of time, | | | | you plan your day. |
| making you late for a work related meeting, you | | | | Even small things can make a world of difference. |
| may lose your job. | | | | For example, if you read a few pages of a novel |
| This sometimes happens to people who have | | | | while sipping your morning coffee, you may have |
| ADD'er because they become hyper-focused on | | | | to limit yourself to a certain number of pages. |
| a task and lose track of time. A lot of people | | | | That way, you don't get caught up in the story |
| who have ADD focus intently on a task; so | | | | line and lose track of time. |
| intently, in fact, that they lose track of time. | | | | Learning to manage your time, especially if you |
| Hours seem to slip away, and the ADD may think | | | | have ADD, is a learning curve. Try to pick out the |
| that it's only minutes. This is part of the reason | | | | 'time wasters' in your life, and figure out some |
| why people who have ADD have a tendency to | | | | countermeasures. |