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Born to be wild

Submitted by an LD OnLine user on

I am a mother with a 26 year-old college graduate who I feel has adhd. I was concerned in high school and had the teachers fill out a form. Because she is so likeable, I think their responses came back too positive so she was unable to get services. When she went to college she had difficulty maintaining a c average, but did in fact graduate. She was fired from her first job after college because of losing some important documents that were later found on her desk. Her new job seems to be going well and requires more moving around and changing pace. She’s living at home now, but will be moiving out for the second time into a new apartment. In an area that I think is not very safe. She loves to be constantly on the go. She works all day and socializes every night. I can’t keep up with her crazy schedule. If she has an empty night she asks me to go out for dinner and to the show. I jump at the invitation. She is totally disroganized and her room can be difficult to walk through. I’ve purchased 3 ring notebooks to organize her very important papers and mail. She works with new plans for awhile and then slips into old behaviors. My biggest concern is her safety. She is impulsive and is up for anything. She emphatically states that she doesn’t want to be married for years. She attracts attention easily because she is very attractive and outgoing. She has had many boyfriends but gets anxious when they get serious. Are there any Moms or adults that can offer any words of advice or encouragemnet.

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