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Reddit mentions of Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
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- GREAT FOR HOME OR CLASS: Simple timer with three colored lights and an optional alarm with visual and auditory cues for timed activities
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL: Facilitate independent time management skills. Use as a hand-washing timer for kids or as a countdown in timeout and more!
- EASY TO USE: Easy to operate with just 2 dials: total alarm time and warning time
- AUDITORY & VISUAL CUES: Adjustable volume and visual cues
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Release date | December 2005 |
The anxiety might actually be related to ADHD -- they are co-morbid with each other, particularly in women.
Here's the thing. Diagnosis is good, it helps you by getting access to medication. But the behavior modifications and such, that can be done without a diagnosis.Combined with smart use of caffeine, it can be a good start.
here is a good video series on ADHD. Chopped up into short segments, because, hello, we have ADHD
Delivered From Distraction. One of my favorite books. I've bought many copies because I give them away to other people with ADHD
I never wanted kids, my Dad was a real fucktard and so was his dad before him. (not gonna go into that here.) I didn't know I had ADHD. I just knew I would be a lousy dad.
I met an absolutely amazing woman, fell so hard there was a crater. Got married. She convinced me I couldn't possibly be as bad as my dad was.
We had two kids. Oldest kid was struggling in 3rd grade in school. We knew he was smart, couldn't figure out what was wrong. We had just switched schools, and the Principal of his new school pulled us in to the office and said "get him evaluated for ADHD." When we protested, she said "Just trust me."
Lo and behold, incredibly bad ADHD. I started researching what that meant for him, and got 3 paragraphs into Driven to Distraction and my response was "Oh, fuck, this guy is talking about ME, and it's genetic. Shit shit shit shit shit." Three goddamn paragraphs.
What I've learned in the 15 years after that is the following:
The point of all this is: don't make any decisions about this now. You have a long time to decide what you want to do. If you ultimately don't have kids, that's ok. But don't think that ADHD will prevent you from having a happy family, it doesn't have to.
Your story sounds so familiar, I almost could have written it myself.
If you can find a doctor who understands ADHD, (mine had it himself), they should be able to understand a lot of what you're trying to communicate despite any language barriers. Mine just seemed to--know me--after only a few questions.
I would also recommend the book Delivered From Distraction. Not to downplay the importance of seeing a professional, but this book has helped me actually cope more than most other things.
Good luck! And your English seems fantastic, by the way.
Hey! I was diagnosed with ADHD a little over a year ago. I used to think I was INFP but now I think I'm ENFP.
Anyway, I find that my biggest challenges are with concentration, persistence, and emotional regulation. Some things I've found that help me:
I hope some of this was helpful and what you were looking for!
Edit: To add to that, I just watched this beautiful TEDxTalk: ADHD sucks, but not really