"My brain is like a squirrel"

[Anonymous]

That's what my daughter told me as she flitted from one painting to another at a museum this weekend. It's as cogent an explanation of ADHD as I've ever heard. She explained she feels like her mind just zigs and zags from one thought to another. She was recently diagnosed, and we're still working on finding the right medication.

[Anonymous]

How old is she? That's an amazingly sophisticated comparison.

[Anonymous]

"My brain is like a television that I can't turn off.
This is why I don't listen when you talk to me.
Sometimes I can't sleep because my brain keeps telling me stories".

(4 or 5 year old DS, before his ADHD diagnosis at 6).

[Anonymous]

Many kids relate well to metaphors to understand their SNs. It's great that she and the other PP's kid came up with their own!

[Anonymous]

Great that she is able to describe this so well. My adhd child describes it as "spinning," when she can't "stop and think."

[Anonymous]

awesome! a very creative squirrel!

[Anonymous]

OP here. She is 12. We're coming into the diagnosis later than many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. She is 12. We're coming into the diagnosis later than many.

Better late than never.