Let's talk ADHD

Those that know me already know this, but I thought I'd write about it anyway. I'm ADHD. I found out a few monthes ago when my seven-year-old son was diagnosed. Finding this out about myself was an eye opening experience. ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Talk about misnomers. I do not consider it a disorder because I consider myself an average person I just look at the world differently and where would we be without people who appoach things from a different perspective. Businesses and schools these days are constantly encouraging people to think outside the box. Well ADHDer's do this automatically yet we are expected to conform most of the time. We are expected to sit still at school or work. When you are feeling the "itch" to move that seems like torture. We just can't do it. We tap our pencils, we move our hands or feet or just generally find something to keep us busy because if we don't do this we will go nuts.

I must constantly be doing something or I just can't pay attention to what someone is saying. When having a conversation people will notice I move alot (it drives my husband nuts) but if I don't I'll wander off and find something else to do. I have to tell people just because I'm cleaning out the drawer or doing something doesn't mean I'm not listening to them. I'm sure they hate it, but it is the way I work. I have decided once a week to share what I'm thinking about in relation to this and what I'm doing about it.