The straight answer is I don’t know. It is a scary though really – I mean wondering if it’s ADHD we have or something worse.
However, I have a relative with Alzheimer’s and her behaviour is different from mine (ADD). She forgets things and forgets conversations completely but I forget transiently. Eventually I remember albeit sometimes a while later. If someone reminds me of something I forgot to do then usually (but not always) I have some vague recollection. She on the other hand never remembers. So we have the same conversation over and over and over within just 5 minutes and each time it’s completely new to her. The forgetting is more than just forgetting, it’s deeper than that.
Also she doesn’t have ‘butterfly’ conversations like I do.
But of course everyone’s experiences of both problems will be different. You seem pretty ‘switched on’ to me Robbo. Just hang in there and get your ADHD sorted out. People here care about you and yes the waiting is hell. Impatience isn’t our strong point – it’s like they don’t get it really and just make us wait. 