Hey, I wasn’t really sure where to post this, so I thought here might as well be as good as any other place… I couldn’t find very many active message boards on learning disabilities, so after searching, this is where I came to post.
Anyway, yeah, I was wondering if I have ADD, or some form of a learning disability. Actually, I believe I was already told when I was much younger I had a ‘gap’ between what I see and my brain.. or.. something, apparently it takes longer for me to write and such, though while I’m not a fast writer, I can’t say it’s a problem. What I just recently became interested in was if I have something like ADD, when I was younger (say in 4th grade) my teacher though I might have ADD, heh, I can’t remember the details but most people disagreed with her, specially my parents, so I continued on like there was no problem. I don’t get distracted by things or restless like I hear most people do with ADD, I can sit at the computer all day without a problem. The only real problem is when it comes to school work, I have never been good at math — ever — and I have taken simple math classes in high school because I just don’t understand it. My dad claims I don’t understand it because I just won’t take the time to sit down and try to learn it… and that brings me to what I’m wondering about. Lately I’ve realised that I’ve NEVER done my homework (wow, ok, I’ve always known, but only know really started to wonder why I can never get to work), and I’m a return grad in high school, one of the reasons being that I never finished my homework, but there were also some medical reasons that didn’t help. What always happens to me is, no matter how many times I tell myself I’m going to start out the year and do all my homework, it never works. At first I may be able to but it quickly falls anyway and I’m willing to do ANYTHING but homework, even though I know I’ll fail, but the thing is, I really don’t want to fail yet I still can’t do the work. Often I’m not positive of the assignment criteria or if I am, I still don’t know where to start. Then I fall behind, and start missing school, just because I don’t want to show up to school without my assignments done. I can say I’ve missed more school than anyone else in my grade, or maybe in the school ever year! And I’m not bragging, sometimes I sit at home and wonder why the heck I just can’t do my homework, I’ve read books like the 7 habbits and everything, and I tell myself I’ll do what they say.. and then I don’t, just like with anything else work related. So what I’m wondering is, am I just some severely lazy person (beyond the point of normality) or do I have a problem? This very moment I should be working on an assignment that was due three days ago…
Re: Do I Have ADD?
karmel — I used to be a never-do-homework person myself. I did figure out how to do the minimum at the last minute, and I am very good on tests. Well, in university I finally convinced myself to do more. Still not as much as I should, and still often had to push myself at the last minute, but it got better. I also have problems with paperwork as an adult, but again can usually force myself, often late but generally pull in at the deadline. Part of this may be a form of ADD — the quiz on the site certainly rated me positive — but part of it is a learned habit and a mental block. You can convince yourself to change, or you may be better working with a counsellor. Don’t just let it slide but go and talk it over with someone you respect.
We are currently going through the whole realm of LD and trying to determine what our 10 year old daughter is battling. Our pediatrician has her own website and has posted links she has previewed and thought worthwhile for her patients to view. One of these links takes you to tests online that you can take to find out if you are likely or not to have ADD/ADHD. So here is test link. I hope this helps you.
[url]http://www.amenclinic.com/ac/addtests/[/url]