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[quote=Anonymous]
I have reached my threshold.
My husband's daily propensity to leave keys/wallet/important paperwork at home, his systematic deadlines misses for filing taxes or other critical things, his inability to remember any schedule concerning the kids, since he can't even remember his own, his legendary procrastination, and tardiness for everything, have reached a point where it is seriously impacting our family life. It has gotten progressively worse over the years because our family has grown and we are now homeowners, with all the responsibilities these things entail. When renting an apartment pre-kids, I had no clue it would come to this!
PLUS: he will have to find other employment in 6 months - I dread the inevitable hell that will ensue. We have gone through this before, and job-hunting for him is drawn-out and laborious. He is not socially aware, has difficulty understanding verbal and non-verbal cues, and doesn't present as well as he could in interviews, despite his very high IQ. He is a research scientist.

I am convinced he has some form of ADHD (and maybe some social disorder), and want to try if a stimulant would help him focus and be more organized and multi-task. Our youngest was diagnosed with severe ADHD (hello, it's hereditary), and we have seen first hand how medication has transformed her life.
He admits he may have some difficulties, but refuses to seek medical advice or consider medication in the event of a diagnosis, since he worries about possible long-term side effects, like Alzheimer's (research has NOT shown any link, BTW). He doesn't seem to understand how his current behavior is negatively impacting our life and seems content to waste a portion of his day, every day, running after things he's forgotten or should have done yesterday, and leaving things for me to scramble to catch up on.

Any advice will be much appreciated.[/quote]

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