A.A.A.D.D. Do you have this?
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:57 pm
Recently, I was diagnosed with A. A. A. D. D. - Age Activated Attention>Deficit> > Disorder.> >> >> > This is how it manifests:> >> > I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the> >> > driveway, I look over at my car and decide my car needs> >> > washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there> >> > is mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail> >> > box earlier.> >> > I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.> >> > I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the> >> > trash can under the table, and notice that the can is full.> >> > So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out> >> > the trash first.> >> > But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when> >> > I take out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.> >> > I take my check book off the t able, and see that there is only> >> > one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study,> >> > so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke> >> > that I had been drinking.> >> > I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke> >> > aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the> >> > Coke is getting warm, and I decide I should put it in the> >> > refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with> >> > the Coke a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye--they> >> > need to be watered.> >> > I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading> >> > glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I> >> > better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water> >> > the flowers.> >> > I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with> >> > water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the> >> > kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,> >> > I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's> >> > on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where> >> > it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers...> >> > Now I pour some water in the flowers,> >> > but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.> >> > So, I set the remote back down on the table,> >> > get some towels and wipe up the spill.> >> > Then I head down the hall trying to remember> >> > what I was planning to do.> >> > At the end of the day:> >> > -the car isn't washed,> >> > -the bills aren't paid,> >> > -there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter,> >> > -the flowers don't have enough water,> >> > -there is still only one check in my check book,> >> > -I can't find the remote,> >> > -I can't find my glasses,> >> > and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.> >> > Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,> >> > I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long,> >> > and I'm really tired.> >> > I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get> >> > some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail.> >> >> >> > Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, --your day is coming!> >