Today’s Pet Peeve is about how I’m sick and tired of waiting for information and support for adult ADHD ers to permeate North America. This, even though we’ve known about ADHD in adults for at least 15 years.

Part I

If you’re like me, you’ve watched The Sound of Music every single year since you were a little kid, and can sing along word for word with every song. And do. Loudly.

The Von Trapp Code

After I was diagnosed with ADHD, the movie took on a whole new meaning. It was like there’d been a secret code embedded in every line, every scene. Every minute was a depiction of a classic, hyperactive woman in ADHD overdrive. Now, the code was cracked.

I’m not saying Maria had ADHD. But consider the parallels.

“In a society where we are overwhelmed by exterior stimulus and information, and with more than a thousand thoughts per blink of the eye, the power to have these tools to quiet the mind and connect ourselves with our unlimited self, where the infinite wisdom lives, is a gift. Use it!”

Indri K

from: The Secrets of Yoga

One of the most startling discoveries I’ve made since learning I have ADHD is how much I paint my  life with the brush of that label.

For example, just today I was telling a manager at work how foolish I felt my first day on the job. I’d thought I was vacuuming the carpet, until the owner of the business walked silently over, flicked the switch on the vacuum cleaner one more notch, and made the vacuum cleaner actually suck. No such action was required for me. Apparently, I already did.

Yesterday I had one of those a-ha moments. I realized that a friend of mine has been offering me jars of termites while I’m trying to build a log house. I also realized that I’ve been avoiding those offerings.

If anyone brings me a quiche, I’ll take it. Carpenter ants, not a chance.

One of my most cherished values is honesty. I rely on my friends to tell me when my fly’s down, or when I have spinach between my teeth. And my friends have often said that they like the fact that they can rely on me to tell the truth, even when it’s hard for them to hear it.

No filters – ADHD honesty out of control

I’ve given a lot of thought to the concept of honesty lately, particularly honesty in relation to ADHD, before and after treatment.