You're late, lost and loveless - normal life or adult ADHD?

Just because you can’t find your keys, your desk is a mess and you blow up at your boyfriend doesn’t mean you have adult attention deficit disorder. Then again, it might. Here’s how to tell the difference…

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Could I have adult ADHD?

Maybe you asked yourself this question the last time you were late for work, procrastinated before starting a project, misplaced your keys or zoned out in a meeting

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2 crucial signs of adult ADHD

Two key factors help determine whether you have adult ADHD: frequency and the impact on your life.

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Scenario 1: you've lost your keys

After misplacing your car keys three times in one month, and your mobile phone twice, you bought a new purse and designated one pocket for keys and the

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Scenario 2: you’ve lost your keys

You’ve misplaced your keys three times this week, making you late for work each time.

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Lost keys: what's the difference?

In the first scenario, you recognised that you had a tendency to lose these things, came up with a strategy and solved your problem.

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Scenario 1: "i'm late, i'm late"

You are late to work, on average, once a month either because of traffic, your child misses the school bus and you need to drive him to sc

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Scenario 2: “i’m late, i’m late”

You’re late to work three to four days a week because you oversleep, take too long to get dressed, or can’t get out the

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Late, late: what’s the difference?

Once again it’s the impact on your life and the frequency of your symptoms.

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Scenario 1: road rant

You’re driving down a crowded highway.

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Scenario 2: road rage

You’re driving down a crowded highway. Suddenly, a speeding car passes you, jumps into your lane, missing your car by a couple inches.

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Road rage, road rant: what’s the difference?

It boils down to emotional impulsiveness.

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Scenario 1: the interrupter

In a meeting at work, you interrupt someone to add to her point, then apologide for interrupting and listen as she finishes her thought.

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Scenario 2: the interrupter

It seems that at every meeting you attend, one or more co-workers try to put you in your place, asking you to stop interrupting and saying you’re not letti

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The interrupter: what's the difference?

It’s all about self-awareness.

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Scenario 1: “I’ll get to it eventually”

You have to do a large, boring research project for work or school that is due in a mon

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Scenario 2: “I’ll get to it eventually”

You have to do a large, boring research project for work or school, but you’re no

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“I’ll get to it eventually”: what’s the difference?

In the second scenario, your procrastination is probably not only

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Scenario 1: paper pile-ups

For the first time in months, you missed paying a bill on time because your post piled up while you were working u

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Scenario 2: paper pile-ups

Your desk is a mountain of paper, and you can’t seem to find anything when you need it.

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Paper pile-ups: what’s the difference?

It’s the size of the pile.

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Scenario 1: love’s labour’s lost

Looking back over your history of romantic ties, you have had a few long-term relationships but

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Scenario 2: love’s labour’s lost

Looking back over your history of romantic ties, you have had five or six relationships that end

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Love’s labour’s lost : what’s the difference?

You talk before you think.

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So, you think you might have ADHD?

If Scenario 2 describes you better than Scenario 1 most of the time, you may want to be evaluated for ADHD

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