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[quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t sound like ADHD to me.  As an adult with ADHD, I would look for: inability to complete complex tasks, gets lost easily/misses exits when driving, clumsy/poor sense of where body is in space, leaves items and papers in piles all around the house or dumps into a box i.e. doom boxes, says “what?” a lot / never hears the beginning of what you say, easily overwhelmed with “administrative” tasks like making appointments, sensitive to rejection or correction, cycles through hobbies or projects - goes all in purchasing materials or equipment never to finish, prone to addiction or consuming a lot of caffeine or crunchy food to try to self-medicate.

It sounds like his behavior might be new or a change from baseline and is surprising to him. That is concerning and warrants a medical check-up.

If he has always been unable to handle stress - like he literally runs away from supporting a loved one in a scary scenario - it could be a trauma response. I can see him feeling guilt and shame about this response pattern while also having No Idea why he does it. [/quote]

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