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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does he have ADHD? Is he always late?

DH practically never notifies me in advance of any change of plans once he goes out. He has a problem with time management and time keeping, and is incurably optimistic about how long something will take. Typically, he will run out for some errand. Then I get anxious because he's late, and I try to call him and his phone is not on. Then eventually he calls me, apologizes, and tells me of an extra series of errands he had to run, or tells me that his errand unaccountably lasted longer than he thought. Now I believe he's truthful (if he says he's in the American Plant, for ex, I hear lots of appropriate noises in the background). But he cannot for the life of him remember to switch on his phone in the morning, and he does not wear the watch I gave him. 
I believe this stems from his ADHD.
It's infuriating.

Alcoholism, escapism, ADHD or whatever it is, good luck dealing with this, OP.[/quote]

My DH, too, has ADHD and exhibits the behaviors you list and I'll add that he will not utilize the Google calendar that I've set up for our family to keep track of who needs to be where when.  And yes, it's incrediblyl frustrating and infuriating.  However, my DH has never, ever stayed out all night without informing me.  The behavior OP describes is not a result of ADHD.  Now, he may be self-medicating with alcohol but staying out all night without letting her know is something totally different.  They've got big problems.

(Married 15 years)[/quote]

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