I was talking to Paul (not the persons real name) today about his child’s recent struggles in school. Paul had just described to me classic ADD symptoms and he mentioned how frustrating it was to see his own offspring go through such difficult times with his teachers. Noting the emphasis on “FRUSTRATION” in Paul’s voice, I mentioned that I had noticed that it was my own reaction (feeling overly Frustrated) to my sons struggles that should have been a sign to me that I might have Adult ADD as well. Seeing our own shortcomings, struggles and frustrations in our kids is often too painful for us to admit (our over-reactions should tip us off). So, we live in denial or worse yet fail to see that we too are suffering from the same symptoms of ADD AD/HD we see in them . . . to be continued.
