I thought I must have ADHD as I struggle to pay attention and concentrate and I'm regularly distracted from getting things done eg start read a book then go to make a cup of tea and while i'm making a cup of tea I see there's washing up to be done and while I'm washing up I see through my kitchen window there's stuff needs doing in the garden, and when I've pottered about in the garden I come in and go to the bathroom and notice the floor needs cleaning then while I'm there I decide the bathroom needs reorganising and so it goes on and on etc and when I eventually sit down with the book again I've lost motivation and . Besides that I'm often forgetting I've got stuff boiling in pans until I smell burning, I'm often leaving keys in the door or forgetting to lock the door. I left a supermarket without paying a while back as I got distracted after I'd scanned everything and just walked out. I once thought I was on a dual carriageway and started overtaking a lorry only to realise quickly I wasn't. I forget to take medication despite setting alarms and making notes. When I went to GP to tell him all this he said to do an autism assessment as well as ADHD assessment as they have things in common. So I had the ADHD assessment and was told they didn't think I had ADHD though I still don't see how they got that conclusion from the interview.. So I went through the motions and did the Autism assessments and now been told I've Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What am i supposed to do with that information? It gives an explanation (or excuse?) for my many shortcomings throughout my life but I don't see how it can help me going forward if I can't change anything because my brain is wired differently to most people and that isn't going to change..
