Re: My husband doesn't believe me

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I’m no psychologist, so I can’t say what is going on. I can comment on what happened in my house. At first my wife was ready to tear her hair out in frustration with me not remembering details, conversations, yet at the same time I am able to beat almost anyone in the “Cash Cab”. I would have to have the most mundane things explained to me over and over, while I can understand and teach Calculus and differential equations and apply them to problems in Physics.

This frustration has built up over the last 25 years of marriage. So, when we finally decided to get me looked at, she didn’t believe the diagnosis. Why? It’s because ADHD is a childhood disease like chicken pox or mumps. It is something “those” kids have… you know the odd ones.

It is taking us both some time to get over the prejudices we grew up with and the huge amount of misinformation out there. Even after watching the PBS special on ADD, she and I both are coming to grips with this.

Have you gone to be tested and diagnosed? This is an important step. The rest will take time. Remember… and I say this with humor: Normals don’t think as fast as we do. It takes them a while to process this stuff. Give him time to catch up.

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