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Hi Mayjune – I understand your post. When I was younger I used to read non-stop and my vocabulary was excellent. I could remember quotations and think of exactly the right words.
Thirty years on and I can’t recall much. Like you I can’t think of appropriate words – even easy ones – and I often forget what I am saying mid-sentence. My spelling has become worse too. Before I could just ‘see’ the word and now I need to think about it. I just joke about having senior moments (at middle-age!).
It certainly does get worse with age. I suspect it’s a bit of a hormonal ‘girl-thing’ too. I was asked the other day by a non-ADDer if I’d reached the ‘forgetful stage’ yet. So I guess it happens – just perhaps worse for those of use with ADHD perhaps?
Bill is right about stress affecting it too.
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