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Wow I am so glad there is a section on the board here for ADD! My fiance (christianhardrocker) suffers from ADD and has all sorts of problems with work and just life in general. Sometimes it is a real struggle to stay understanding towards him when simple (to me) tasks become huge problems. This should be a great help for him to be able to post here and talk to other Christians with the same problems.
 

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www.add.org go under articles section. Really useful stuff.

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I someone recently realize I had ADD. I been trying build adaptive behaviors to overcome my disability. If I had to describe ADD, the mind didn't develope fully. As such I strongly gravitate to Instant gradification, Appresiation, and anything of high intrest level. Also my short term memory has holes in it like hole in pants pocket, memory just drop out of it. Focus ability is much harder to achieve and maintain unless has one of 3 factors I just mentioned. Also recalling specific data that not used on daily basis is really difficult.(which makes communicating difficult and fustrating when lost for a word or name in conversation) Side effects is that become overly fustrated with some to simple tasks, as such I really don't do anything for myself. Also sometimes it makes you feel stupid, because can't think at same level as other people. Takes lot forgiveness and patience to not let these effect self esteem. I can sum it up in saying "Easier to do nothing than take a risk", so daily tasks never get done.

These are some adaptive behaviors I came up with to improve productivity.

Focus: Use energetic or good music while doing tasks. I not found a substitute for this just yet. Only other way keep focus is highly gradifying/appresiated task.(like I can spend hour cleaning up church atrium without head set on because people will enjoy it and helps God's people) Lastly is short and simple tasks can be done without music, but that depends how organized I am. If factors slows me down, like being disorganized, then get fustrated and go back to doing nothing.

Task focus, I recently came up with a new one. When it is just the task and myself, I try to mentally let go of the clock. Just me and the task, and I can do 2 things. Can do the task crappy or I can do it with love and have a better outcome from it. This way I can look back and be proud of what I have accomplished. Which is gradification.

Memory: WRITE STUFF DOWN or say things out loud. Internal short term memory has holes like I mentioned, I found talking things out and using my hearing to be a great back up for holding data. (taking numbers from a list and pulling that file) Just got be loud enough that hearing retains it. Names of people and places don't retain well, so I have to write them down with some kind of linker to help me guide who name is who.

Ideas I have or useful thoughts, I have to write them down immidiately so won't just forget them. lol I use CF as my note pad alot.

Organization is another must. "Failure to plan is a plan for failure." and having things put away properly or a "right" place for them to be cuts down a lot of fustration. Best to break goals or task into pieces like steps to completing the whole goal. This gives a sense of gradification as each step is completed.

Oh on another note, emotions are difficult to reign in. Have to be mindful of situations that will peak a powerful emotional responce. Sometimes just better to ignore these factors or Read only. If I am emotionally charged, I do my best keep myself from posting. Normally if I do post emotionally I end up looking really dumb and appologizing a lot later.

Have your husband read the bible, lot and I do mean a lot of what I learned to disapplined myself is in the bible. Tell him its the instruction booklet on how God designed us, it will help him.

Also maturity is Delayed Gradification, this is the goal. Also he has to reclaim his self appresiations, daily tasks that keep things clean and organized. I made a post on that "What would I appresiate".

Hope this helps.

Oh one other thing, mental energy is another problem. Best to take small breaks or just take 20-30 nap to let mind recharge. This will cut down on burn out and fustration, just got becareful to not get stuck in bed thou haha
 
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I have ADD. The biggest problem I face is not the disability itself...rather it's the lack of understanding from people without ADD. I believe the best way to help ADD people is to understand them. Likewise...ADD people need to understand non-ADD people. People with ADD and people without ADD are almost like two entirely different people who see the world differently.

ADD is not quite a disability. I know your husband could play and play and play...because ADD just have a ton of energy. Since our minds are going non-stop it really enhances creativity. This is great for music.

The Lord bless your union. I believe you have strengths that cover his weaknesses and likewise your fiance has strengths that cover your weaknesses. I believe that a non-ADD and ADD couple can be a very powerful and overcoming marriage if each one can deeply understand the other.
 
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I have ADD. The biggest problem I face is not the disability itself...rather it's the lack of understanding from people without ADD. I believe the best way to help ADD people is to understand them. Likewise...ADD people need to understand non-ADD people. People with ADD and people without ADD are almost like two entirely different people who see the world differently.

ADD is not quite a disability. I know your husband could play and play and play...because ADD just have a ton of energy. Since our minds are going non-stop it really enhances creativity. This is great for music.

The Lord bless your union. I believe you have strengths that cover his weaknesses and likewise your fiance has strengths that cover your weaknesses. I believe that a non-ADD and ADD couple can be a very powerful and overcoming marriage if each one can deeply understand the other.
I feel like that to some extent too. I want to grow into music, just this persistant feeling of loneliness. Things I want to do, but im so helpless to do them. Still lot trying to understand about myself.
 
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