You Know You Have ADHD When...

Written by Sarah-Jayne Bass

This is meant to make you smile (or maybe even raise a giggle). It is not a set of instructions for you to follow. These are all things that were posted on our addult forum board under the same title as above!! So Thanks to all those who contributed

You know you have ADD when.....

You're still sitting at the stop sign five minutes after the traffic has cleared and then forget which way you were going

You know you have ADD when.....

You're still sitting at the stop sign five minutes after the traffic has cleared and then forget which way you were going

You know you have ADD when.....

You go on the web to find an answer to help you son with his homework and two hours later you have to go and ask what you were looking for

You know you have ADD when.....

You run downstairs to get something to eat, but eventually find yourself back at your computer still hungry

You know you have ADD when.....

You're reading a book and go off on a tangent, and after you get to the end of the page,l you realize you don't remember one thing you read

You know you have ADD when.....

Your 3 year old daughter is ready and waiting at the door for you to get it together.

You know you have ADD when.....

You absolutely panicked in school, when your teacher would say, "Im only going to tell you the directions one time, so listen carefully

You know you have ADD when.....

You bump your head on the cabinets doors you left open.

You know you have ADD when.....

You call your child by the dog's name, twice in one week.

You know you have ADD when.....

You set out to clean the whole house, only to find yourself still in the bathroom two hours later, and on the floor scrubbing the corners with a toothbrush.

You know you have ADD when.....

Your always late and in all reality, you had plenty of time to get there

You know you have ADD when.....

You go to your neighbors to borrow something and you go home without it

You know you have ADD when.....

You keep important things in a place called "It's in a Safe Place" and you have No idea which one it is

You know you have ADD when.....

You know your room is messy, cant bring yourself to clean it, would love to have a clean room, but when someone starts to clean it for u- it bothers you and tell them that oyu'll clean it tommorow

You know you have ADD when.....

You remember Dad's birthday is July 10th, you know today is July 10th, but you don't realise that today is Dad's birthday

You know you have ADD when.....

People who know you and your son have no problem believing that ADD is inheritted

You know you have ADD when.....

Your children have to point out the fact that you've worn the same clothes three days in a row

You know you have ADD when.....

Your alarm goes off 2 hours before time

You know you have ADD when.....

Your kids think nothing of watching you break a window to get in the house

You know you have ADD when.....

You come home and ask what's the strange smell and the answer is "you left the egg on the cooker and nearly burnt the place down

You know you have ADD when.....

You go to an appointment 2 hours early as got times mixed up