You Know You Have ADD/ADHD When…
1. YOU CAN’T FIND YOUR CAR KEYS or your spare set, and your partner is hesitant to lend you his keys because you will probably misplace those, too. (And you agree!) 2. You can’t see your alarm clock on the nightstand because of the stack of books you’re reading—ALL AT THE SAME TIME. 3. YOU BUY ANOTHER ORGANIZING SYSTEM, to organize your last five organizing systems. 4. You find the remote control for the DVD player in the refrigerator. 5. You can’t see over the PILES OF PAPER in your office. 6. YOU FORGET WHAT YOU ARE DOING in the middle of taking a shower! 7. You stop at a stop sign, sit there, and stare at the sign, waiting for it to turn green. 10. The person sitting beside you GRABS YOUR ATTENTION, but so does the heating unit shutting on and off, the fluorescent light flickering above you, and a bird flying by the window! 11. I’m sorry. WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN? 12. Going to the store takes at least three attempts. First, you leave your shopping list behind. Then, when you go back to get it, you put down your wallet and arrive with your list, but no bag. Usually, but not always, the third time’s a charm. 13. You have enough money in the bank to pay bills, yet YOU SIMPLY FORGET to do it! 14. You’re talking on the phone and have a moment of panic where you ask, “WHERE IS MY PHONE?” 15. YOU LOSE SOMETHING YOU NEED...AND YOU HAVEN’T MOVED FROM YOUR SEAT. 16. You wonder about the weird sound “everyone else’s car” is making, only to realize, 15 minutes down the road, that you’ve been driving with your parking brake on! 17. You dial a number, but by the time someone answers, YOU FORGET WHO YOU’RE CALLING. 18. You realize you have five years’ worth of holiday and birthday cards nicely printed, stuffed, addressed, and NEVER MAILED! 19. Your partner asks you for a cup of water and you go and make a peanut butter sandwich for yourself. 20. You spend almost an hour looking for your favorite watch, give up, and decide to wear another one, only to find that your favorite watch is already on your wrist. 21. YOU START WASHING THE DISHES...AND find something that belongs in the office. You go to the office to put it away, sit down to check your e-mail, GO ON FACEBOOK INSTEAD, decide to write a poem, and, several hours later, realize that the water in the sink is cold. 22. You leave with enough time to show up early for your ADD doctor's appointment, but are thinking of other things and drive to work instead and end up late. 23. YOUR PLANNER IS YOUR LIFE! 24. You lose your son in your own house. 25. You pour the can of soup you just opened for lunch down the sink drain
