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[quote=Anonymous]My ds was recently diagnosed with ADHD and I am trying to get dh comfortable with starting a medication trial to see if it can help him. He has combined type but is really the day dreamer who gets distracted by every little thing and takes a very long time to accomplish simple tasks because of it. Anyhow, dh is uncomfortable with meds and I am sure it is because his mom has made her judgment of our society "medicating its boys" very clear. I get that medication might be used too liberally for some. But when there are genuine medical issues and potential treatments to help, I can't understand why you would purposely withhold that.... Anyhow, the irony of this to me is that dh himself seems to be very similar. The things he has forgotten or accidentally done without thinking are epic (missing keys are expected, dishes put away in the most random places, groceries too--like he puts things that go in the fridge or cabinet in the freezer and vice versa). He also temper tantrums a lot and struggles greatly with seeing the big picture and processing things that don't go his way (classic executive function type stuff). I know many guys are bad at multitasking, but he takes it to another level. He also gets overwhelmed very easily by things that, to me, are no big deal, and he takes a very long time to do certain things that for me would take half the time. We are in similar careers, so I am talking about work stuff there.

All that said, dh is extremely smart and has done well career wise. I wouldn't say he's the most driven to rise up though even though others around him want him too. Part of it is that he's scared of how time consuming that would be. And given his struggles with time management, he might be right. I honestly feel he might benefit from meds too, but am not sure if it's an issue worth bringing up or struggling over. On paper he looks great, but watching him function daily screams ADHD and makes me think medication could be eye opening for him (both for his own life and for ds).

Any thoughts?[/quote]

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