Re: Surrounded! My Non-ADDer Identity Crisis

[Anonymous]

The eye of the hurricane is usually calm, isn’t it?

My mom, at about 75 years of age, was the first person in the family to figure out she probably had ADHD, but nobody else in the family will admit to it, except a nephew who was formally diagnosed and who took meds for awhile but no longer takes them in his early 20s. It can be hard to get adults to admit to it unless they realize it themselves or life gets so messed up that they seek help. Could your husband approach it with his mother? What about the videos and quizzes on this site? Maybe even a book for her that talks about how non-ADDers can cope with ADDers (she might recognize herself in the book)?

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