Adult ADHD

Perhaps this explains why I procrastinate.

At its core, ADHD is a disorder of impulse control. Adults with ADHD were very impulsive as kids, and they continue to be that way in what they say, do and feel. They don’t think about future consequences.

Adults with ADHD also have great difficulties with time management and organization. They end up wasting a lot of time and procrastinating.

This is why they’re ill-prepared for deadlines. Adults with ADHD are chronically late for work, appointments and dates.

They’re often inflexible. An ability to reprioritize on the fly and shift to whatever is important at the moment is difficult. Whenever they get involved in an enjoyable activity they find it very difficult to get away from it. They often quit if there is no immediate payoff for what they’re about to do.

Adults with ADHD often can’t keep a job or sustain a relationship for more than three months.

No particular issues with jobs or relationships (any more than the usual, anyway), but the lateness is a struggle.