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Morning All,
I’m a self-diagnosed ADHD sufferer and I’ve largely been on a journey of discovery since I had children as it is impairing my ability to parent effectively and has really made me consider my own childhood and some of the issues I had.
I am completely unable to do things that most people can do
1) Colour things in without getting bored and rushing and being untidy
2) Follow instructions for things like Lego systematically without getting extremely bored and frustrated
3) Complete Puzzles
4) Read stories without praying for them to end, trying to skip pages without the kids noticing
There are many other examples – as a result I don’t end up playing/parenting with my kids as I just can’t stand to do these kind of things – I try to force myself but my mind is screaming at me about how dull it is and what should we do next/what is less boring.
Does anyone have any coping strategies/experience dealing with this? My kids are 4 and 2…
Any thoughts would be welcome!
DP
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