Making Decisions

I have a 30 year old son that has ADHD along with other disorders. He now has paranoid schizophrenia. I would say that the ADD definitely could be causing major problems with your son's decision making but I also applaud you for not wanting him to use it as an "excuse". It's a tough call. Only you know your son the best. I don't think it is for us to make that call, because every individual is different. Best of luck.

My boyfriend was diagnosed with ADD when he was younger, he had problems thinking when he was on medications, they were giving him hell (now that medication is illegal because it caused too many heart attacks in children). but now he has no problem. He said that fish oil helped him control it, plus he just trying his best to concentrate and removes all distractions when he needs the time to work on something. He now goes to the library to draw because at home there are too many distractions. he never had a problem with making decisions. ADD is not always the reason for that, it's just that sometimes it's very hard to make one. I usually sit down and put my thoughts on paper and try to rationalize what decision is better. when you read it it's sometimes easier to figure out what choice is better.

I have A.D.D and I've always had trouble making decisions. My way of dealing with it is to research the living daylights out of the question and then during the research I will find some fact that will help me make my decision. I'm a Christian too so a lot of times I'll pray for guidance as well.

I don't know if your son's forgetfulness is being caused by his A.D.D or something else. A lot of times depression will be caused by the struggles in life that you have because of your A.D.D. and depression can certainly cause you to have problems making decisions. If this is a problem that is just coming on then he could be suffering from depression or something else as well. I would definitely keep a close eye on things.