The ADD Coaching Paradox
Thursday, May 5th, 2005There are a few paradoxes you encounter if you have adult ADD. One of them is the paradox of taking medication regularly each day despite being undeniably forgetful.
Another is finding an ADD coach, and paying for the ADD coach once you’ve got one.
It’s hard enough to find an ADD coach because the idea of it is so new. They are still pretty rare. Searching online brings up some promising webpages, but then you realize that all the coaches listed are pretty far from your area.
It is so difficult to find one that there are even ADD coaches who offer their services by phone. I’d never pay for that, and I can’t believe that there are people who do pay for it. It really says something about the scarcity of ADD coaches, considering that there is a market for ADD coaching by phone.
It takes a lot of patience and hard work to find an ADD coach. I have tried finding one in the past but did not have the patience to keep up my search.
And if you are lucky enough to find an ADD coach (or ADHD coach, or whatever), paying for it is another issue. Having ADD makes me get to work late all the time and leave early, and that’s why I don’t have very much money. Not to mention that I can’t keep a decently-paying job. I might be able to keep a job that paid me reasonably well if I had an ADD coach, but how would I find the money to even pay the coach in the first place?
It’s all so paradoxical and confusing. And with my ADD, I am surprised I had the patience and energy to finish writing about this paradox. I think I was in hyperfocused mode.