What Distracted and Impulsive Looks Like in Adult ADHD

It all started with a chicken.

I spent thirty minutes preparing dinner ingredients. Then I discovered the chicken had gone bad.

I asked my ADHD Husband, "Honey, run to the store for chicken breasts. Everything is ready. I need chicken."

Summer was easier and fun. A vacation on the calendar. Minimal moving parts.

Then September hit; School schedules. Sports signups. Work deadlines. Forms. Appointments. Errands. All at once.

Your ADHD brain didn't fail. It got overloaded.

Although many dynamic, creative and spirited ADHD kids may act like they have 'the eternal sunshine of a spotless mind,' most live with daily comments of 'what they did wrong' and 'where they fell short.'