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[quote=Anonymous]My dh has ADHD and takes medication. It does not impact our personal lives, other than me sometimes giving him a shove to stop hyper focusing on a project.

At work, he delegates tasks that he knows will absorb him too much in the details, if it is not critical. He keeps an intensely detailed calender, so that he is sure he has not missed anything and creates early deadlines for himself, when possible. Most of the time, it's a benefit. The hyper focusing really allows him to achieve far more on projects than most people(because we stop after a reasonable time) and to really master subjects. When he knows about a topic he REALLY knows, which can be helpful at work. The flip side to that is the amount of time he will spend doing one thing can be a detriment, if he doesn't keep himself on task.

For him, the adhd has created no noticeable barriers in adulthood, as long as he take his medication. In childhood, he was untreated. He did poorly in HS (but there were additional factors at play) but had no issues in college or grad school, where he was also untreated. He has always been able to maintain friendships and is very social. He distance runs, which helps a great deal to relieve stress, allows him to regroup his thoughts if he is feeling overwhelmed, and let's gives him space to just think without distractions.

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