Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think You Might)

by Craig Surman

Are you often lost in your own thoughts?

Do friends, colleagues, and family members complain that you space out or disappear on them?

they may be fidgety, need to move on to the next thing, talk excessively, and act on impulse. Inattentive daydreaming often persists into adulthood,

Sometimes, people who managed okay through their teen years fall apart as they face the greater organizational demands of adulthood.

Spacey people often miss out on opportunities for advancement, wandering through life without direction or purpose. They spend so much time in their own heads that often they miss the world going by until suddenly they’re overwhelmed by demands and needs.

We prefer to think of ADHD not as an attention disorder, but as a problem maintaining consistent engagement.

For them, even caring deeply about something is not enough to get them or keep them engaged in doing it.

You can help the person you care about by understanding that their inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies are just part of who they are, not an intentional effort to annoy, disrespect, or disappoint you.