I've lived with ADD my entire life, but only realized what it was as an adult (and only in the last few years). As I document some of my personal ADD moments, I'll also try to include some interesting tidbits from the Internet. The first follows:
"I call it "But-First" Syndrome. YOU know. It's when you decide
to do the laundry. So you start down the stairs with the laundry but
then see the newspapers on the table. OK, you'll do the laundry.
BUT FIRST you decide to put the papers away. So on your way in
to put the papers away, you notice the mail on the table. OK, you'll put
the papers away.
BUT FIRST you'll pay that bill that needs to be paid. So you
look for the checkbook. Ooops...there's the baby's bottle from yesterday
on the floor. OK, you'll pay the bill.
BUT FIRST you need to put the bottle in the sink. You head for
the kitchen. Darn it, there's the remote for the TV. What's it doing
here? OK, you'll put the bottle in the sink.
BUT FIRST you need to put the remote away. Head for the TV room.
Aaagh! Stepped on the cat. Cat needs to be fed. OK, you'll put the
remote away.
BUT FIRST you need to feed the cat...
So, do I need to describe what happens at the end of the day?
(Hint: Laundry not done, papers on the floor, bottle on the table, bills
unpaid, checkbook still lost, cat ate the remote control...)
Perhaps someone enters about this time and asks: What did you do
today? And, when you try to figure out how come nothing got done all
day, you are baffled...you KNOW you were BUSY ALL DAY!!
That's "BUT-FIRST" Syndrome."
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