for lack of a better word: brainfart

How many of you guys watch the show Parenthood?
I do and LOVE it!
I think it is SO funny, plus it makes me feel normal.
But what makes me feel normal is the little boy Max who has Aspergers. 
It's a form of Autism.
No, I am NOT Autistic.
But in last nights episode the parents of this sweet boy had to explain to him that he has Asbergers and what it is.

Now, I am ADHD.
And the funny things is that phrases they said to the boy, are the EXACT same my parents said to me.
Like "Your brain is wired differently"
"There are things that come easy to others but are always going to be harder for you"
"There is nothing you can't do"
"There are LOTS of things that you can do and know what we don't" (I ALWAYS know where every EXIT and trash can is. I don't know why I just do)
etc. etc.

My sister always says that we are all a little Autistic. And I completely believe her! So for most of my life I have known I was ADHD, but I never really felt different. Once school got to be REALLY difficult I realized that I just needed to work harder @ everything it seemed like. 

Why are you telling us this you might ask (yes mom I can read your mind)?
When someone finds out they ask what's it like?
I have never known how to explain expect by saying "Do you see that Orange over there in the bowl?" "Umm yes" "well I see those oranges and think: I bet their really yummy, that bowl it's in is nice, I really like green. I wonder when the grass will be REALLY GREEN again. Like summer. Oh I can't forget to get another bathing suit. oh haha remember when I bought my last one and J went with me. oh a could really go for some chick-fil-a (because it was buy the store).  Monkey monkey monkey
And in the time it took me to think that you asked "Would you like one?" So like what 6 seconds went by. 


But today as I was planning what I was going to do today and idea popped into my head and I though "YES that is what I will do as soon as I am done" "oh and I can't forget today is Shampoo day". Guess what I forgot? Not the Shampoo day thing, but the fun thing we were going to to today. 


A big part of what ADHD feels like to me is a Brainfart. All these ideas pop into my head ALL the time and quickly leave. If you happen to be lucky enough to have a conversation with me I tend to say random things and thats why. If I say it I am way more likely to remmeber it.


It has taken me, goodness, 10 years to learn how to function without medicine. It's hard and I have come a long way if I do say so myself.


All this being said I work really hard to control (as much as one can) my ADHD. I exercise, eat really healthy, get LOTS of sleep (if I am extremely tired things really start to slip between the cracks and things can get dangerous), and I never pass up dark chocolate (the dr. says it's supposed to help, but I don't think I would pass it up anyway).


xo,
kellee


p.s. this post is an awesome example of ADHD. It's all over the place. This is how I naturally write. 


p.p.s. Please don't go and get your child(ren) test because of this post. There is a LOT that goes into the testing. Back in August of 2010 information came out about how 1 million American children have been misdiagnosed with ADHD. If you would like to understand that better read : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100817103342.htm
This information make me very grateful I was tested in the early 90's in Europe.