I truly believe that I have undiagnosed ADHD. My 8yr old son has been diagnosed with ADHD, but he isn't at the point where he needs medication.

I am very disorganized, procrastinate, have a hard time finishing things I start, have difficulty concentrating, major memory problems, and I'm very easily distracted. I'm in college and have been getting straight A's. I am a major procrastinator, but deadlines help with the motivation! I have to study alone because in groups, it's impossible to focus.

I'm a dental assistant and I find that my memory/concentration issues really affect my job. I often make mistakes/leave things off of chart notes that I have to correct later. I notice that if I'm not the one doing something, it's harder to remember. It's hard to remember all the teeth/surfaces/procedures we did on a patient because I'm not the dentist...I'm just suctioning/rinsing or passing them things. I can't just rush and write up the chart, I need to sit and really concentrate to make sure I'm getting all the details.

Because of my issues, I find that I can't be as good at my job as I want to be, now matter how hard I try. I actually want to be a hygienist. It would work better for me because I'd be the one doing the procedures. If I'm more engaged in something, the better I can focus.

I don't need to be diagnosed because I can't take stimulants. I already take propranolol to calm me because I get anxious at work and get shaky hands.

Just the other day at work while we were finishing up a patient's fillings (ironically, it was a 10yr old with major ADHD), the dentist said she needed an xray of a particular area when we were done. When the filling was done, the dentist left to see another patient and I was disinfecting everything and replacing used instruments so the chair would be ready for the next patient. Meanwhile, my patient is asking me a billion questions at rapid fire about what was this, how did we do that, etc etc. I'm concentrating on answering his questions and I walk him out to his mom, completely forgetting to take the xray the dentist asks for. Of course, I remember as soon as the patient and his mom have left. Typical type of situation for me.