I am very new to this whole ADD thing, but I have been dealing with Dyslexia as long as I can remember. I would never tell them about either. I’m too fearful I may be fired over it and it is tough enough for me to just hang on as it is.
For the most part people wander through life in a half wakeful state. Why? Because they can. I would love to breeze through life like that. Even if it were for just a few weeks. It would be a fantastic vacation. Most people don’t have to concentrate on the most simple of tasks, or fight off distraction, or any of the other myriad of things people with ADD do. Heck. I do all that on my way to the bathroom in the morning. The only thing keeping me on track is a full bladder. 
To me the workplace is a hostile environment, full of distractions and situations I have difficulty adjusting to or dealing with. It is set up for people without ADD by people without ADD. The places I have worked just want things to get done quickly and accurately. Sometimes, for me, that is an either/or situation. They can have one but not both. So I work extra hours, I take work home, and I still can’t quite “get it”. My IQ pretty high and yet I am made to feel stupid on a daily basis. I understand what they want at work and I know it is well within my capabilities to deliver, but I keep missing the mark.
It’s frustrating, Prunty. I know. I am an Inattentive ADD.
LOL I should start selling these things out of my house! Try a LiveScribe pen . This is becoming my best friend, because no matter what I am doodling on my pad, this thing is recording the conversation/meeting or what ever. When I replay the meeting, the pen is filling in the gaps I missed. I will let you know how it goes in a couple weeks.
Don’t give up.
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