ADHD

[twirlgrrl]

OK, I can write a little bit about ADHD I guess.

One thing about living with a person with ADHD: Quite often I'll open the toaster oven to find a forgotten piece of toast or leftover chicken wings. And when I open the microwave I'll see a long-cold bowl of soup or a dried-out burrito. Usually in the morning I wake to find food left out on the counter instead of covered or refrigerated. The amount of food I have had to throw away lately is staggering.

There. That's one thing. I have to start small or I'll get overwhelmed.

Comments

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered if I have AD(H)D. Cause it is only with *serious* effort that I am able to keep myself from forgetting those types of things. And even then, the ones that aren't so important (say, a cup of tea in the microwave) do get forgotten by me. Although my microwave does have a nifty feature that tells me there's something in there, so if I check it, I can find my (now cold, usually) tea.

Our toaster oven beeps incessantly until you open it, that's another plus.

Machinery that helps me with my forgetfullnes, FTW! (Also routines. I usually don't lose things anymore b/c they live somewhere, and I put them back. Although I have lost my camera today and I am irked. WHERE CAN IT BE????)

(PS: the worst thing to leave out, and I have done this, as has my mom/ pretty much everybody in my family, is mayonnaise. GROSS!!!!! Slimy warm mayonnaise is absolutely disgusting. Just from a yuck POV, I mean.)

Sorry you have to live with such forgetfulness. It is a bane in M's life as well...

[artemis-rich.livejournal.com]

Have you ever put the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the refrigerator?

How about ice cream in the fridge instead of the freezer?

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

Yes, although I do *usually* figure it out before the milk/ ice cream spoils.

[eac.livejournal.com]

J does this sometimes (not consistently). It drives me to distraction.