Comments on: Adult ADD: The Impact

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:19:14 +0000

I was only diagnosed with ADHD late in life after my son was diagnosed with it. Looking at what has been said on this blog and at the “video’s” a lot more of my life now makes sense. I have also tried meds but also found I could not handle the emotional highs and lows and the irritation level. I am learning how to control my frustration levels through what I have read and seen on this blog. A big thanks to all for sharing their experiences to help other ADHD “members”.

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By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:15:32 +0000

I found some of these numbers to be interesting to say the least. Of course we’d expect to find data supporting the difficulties individuals with ADHD face in the work environment, but probably not to the extent of the survey’s findings. I was reading up a bit on some of the economic costs of having ADHD as an adult in the workplace (a summary of the article can be found here): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15693731

To briefly summarize the article, the individuals with the disorder (perhaps not surprising) had double the medical costs, which obviously becomes a factor for company health care plans. Perhaps even more intriguing was the fact that ADHD adults missed almost 4 times as much work as non-ADHD individuals. I was expecting somewhat of a difference, but not of that magnitude!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:27:24 +0000

I have found that meds didn’t help me. I either had a bad reaction or the side effects were greater than the benefits. I didn’t like how they made me so iritable. What I have done is be sure to write things down. It’s amazing what a difference this makes in remembering things that need to be done and ideas. Using a checklist of completed tasks and tasks to be done is also very helpful. But the one thing I have found is, and it’s quite difficult to do all the time, is to remember to think something through in your head before you speak. Yes it is very difficult not to just blurt things out, but if you can overcome this it gives you the confidence to try even harder to overcome other “obstacles” for lack of a better word.

By: Steven Tullis

Steven Tullis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:58:19 +0000

One of my main problems is long,detailed tasks when the boss keeps it going & going. My add causes me to have a short patience line & then none of my other projects get done. Also a very low comprehension rate as well. All this gives me bad time management skills but through use of drugs & realizing this I give my more time to do it. Personal finances a keep track of it. Takes alot of decipline to do that as well as someplace very quiet an also established system.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:21 +0000

My husband (55) suffered from untreated ADD for years before being diagnosed. We are so thankful – our lives have changed dramatically. The biggest problem we have now is finding followup care. So many focus only on childhood ADHD or are not taking new patients. The last clinic we called told us that since he was on meds and happy with them, any GP could renew the prescription. We’re not comfortable with that, and would like a yearly or even every-other-year checkup with an specialist.