Cesar S. 
If I’m working on something and my fiancée asks me to do something, I usually want to help. The problem is that I’m already doing something. And I can’t always just stop. If I’m writing, working on the website, or doing something else that has my full attention, I usually need to get to what I’ve started … Read more
I can have one appointment at 3 PM and somehow that becomes the thing I’m doing today. Not literally. I might play a game. I might clean. I might do something around the house. But I’m also checking the clock. 10:30. 11:00. 11:30. Every 30 minutes or so, I’m making sure I still have plenty of … Read more
Memory has probably been one of the hardest parts of ADHD for me. I forget dates. I forget things I need to do. I can be in the middle of a sentence and suddenly forget what I was about to say. And that’s a weird one because I haven’t stopped talking. I’m still in the … Read more
When you’re a kid, a surprising amount of your life is managed by other people. School starts at a certain time. A bell tells you when class is over. Teachers tell you what needs to be turned in. Parents make appointments. Someone decides when dinner happens. Someone reminds you that tomorrow is picture day. There … Read more
If things seem to disappear from your brain the moment they’re out of sight, you’re not alone. Here’s why “ADHD object permanence” isn’t quite the right term—and what working memory, attention and prospective memory may have to do with it.
Life before I knew I had ADHD was fucking hell. The weird thing is… I didn’t always look like someone who was struggling. Elementary school was a breeze. Straight A’s. The work was easy enough that I’d make a game out of seeing how fast I could finish a test. Because once you finished, you … Read more
You said something slightly awkward at work. Nobody really reacted. The conversation moved on. Everyone else probably forgot about it five minutes later. Your brain, however, has apparently acquired the streaming rights. So now you’re replaying it in the car. In the shower. While you’re supposed to be watching TV. And, naturally, at 1:43 a.m. … Read more
The TV is on. Someone is asking you a question. Your phone keeps buzzing. There are dishes on the counter, something is beeping in the kitchen, and for some reason the tag on the back of your shirt has suddenly become the most irritating object ever created. (Seriously, we are in the 21st century.. WHAT … Read more
There are few things more frustrating than knowing exactly what you need to do…and still not doing it. The laundry is sitting there. The email would probably take five minutes. You bought the groceries to cook dinner. You actually want to go to the gym. And yet your brain seems to respond with: Nah. Maybe later. Then … Read more
Hyperfixation is one of the most misunderstood ADHD experiences. Learn what ADHD hyperfixation is, why it happens, how it differs from hyperfocus, and how to manage it without losing the things that make it meaningful.