(01-26-2012, 04:11 AM)beck7422 Wrote: I have problems with inattention and always have. The second I get "bored" I start to daydream. I have to work hard constantly to keep from getting "bored".

In K-12 grade, I would do other classes homework until the rest of the class caught up to where I was in the day's assignment. If I had nothing class related left, I would pull out a book to read while I listened to the teacher. The teacher could never prove that I wasn't paying attention. They were grumpy about my reading books unrelated to the class in class, but I got As and Bs so they really couldn't say much.

To lower the number of mistakes I make, I learned to make lists of everything. Then when I get "lost" I can go back to my list to try to figure out where I was when I got trapped daydreaming again.

I have never been diagnosed with any attention based disorder.

Oh, my gosh. You sound just like me; although, my teachers wouldn't let me read books. I ended up doodling th edges of my work until everyone else caught up with the work. It was really boring. I also make lists for everything. If it is something that is the same every day or even every week, I can remember. But if I have to remember something new, I have to have a list, otherwise I completely forget. Even worse, I sometimes forget even before I write it down. It's ridiculous.

Daydreaming is one of my serious problems. If I get overwhelmed or bored, I can't seem to stay out of my head and in the project. It makes my work situation hard.

Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it.