Have you ever had to deal with someone who had ADHD?

Question

I find it very hard to deal with these types of people...their sense of reality is skewed, and their prohibitions are lowered. They don't realize some of the stuff they're saying is hurtful, or some of the things they're doing is hurtful and a lot of them end up alone.

Of course, I'm not saying EVERY person with ADHD is like this (Ty Pennington for example) but a lot of them can be.

How do you deal with people like this?

Answer 1

It is really hard. I have inattentive ADHD which means most people don't realize, but I had to work with someone who you just knew had it the after talking to them for a minute. She was nuts and really hard to deal with, let alone work with. After a while it got to me and Is tarted to be mean to her, funny thing is, she thought I was being funny and even though I told her repeatedly I wasn't joking she still thought we were great friends.
You have got to be as honest as you can, even if it is mean sometimes. Luckily they almost always forgive you.
You got to take deep breathes , and just wait it out, and if you don't want them to freak out, don't suggest they up their medicane.

Answer 2

My son is ADD, which is similar. It's not easy to deal with ADD/ADHD people, as their social skills leave much to be desired. You have to develop patience and understanding, and gently - and repeatedly - remind them to consider their audience before they say anything, and to consider how they would feel if it were said about them. They do tend to motor-mouth, and not consider what they say before they say it. One of the problems is that they have such short attentions spans and are easily distracted, so they may not process what you have to say when you say it.

The best description of ADD/ADHD I ever heard was the example of someone in a room with three tape recorders playing three different sets of information at the same time. The average person can tune out two of them and focus on the third. The ADD/ADHD person tries to absorb all the information at once, and becomes frustrated when he can't.

Try putting yourself in their shoes, and practice a little more tolerance. They can't help being the way they are.

Answer 3

I definitely agree with you. It's very difficult to say the least. I assume you mean Adult ADHD. There are some very good web sites about it that might help. They should be properly diagnosed and get treatment, but often they think that THEY don't have the problem, everyone else does. Shows you that if you find out your child has ADHD ir ADD... better get it treated while they're young!

Answer 4

Patience
Patience
And more patience.
My nephew suffers from this and I do mean suffer.

Answer 5

you say...social filter please!