WANTED: Men With Inattentive ADHD

Written By Cynthia Hammer, MSW

Written by Cynthia Hammer, MSW

Men with Inattentive ADHD don’t get enough notice or mention. I want to change that by writing an article about men with Inattentive ADHD and getting it published. But first I need to learn what life has been like for these men. My goal is to interview 25 men before writing my article; so far I have interviewed eight and have 17 to go. If you are willing please email admin@inattentiveADHDCoalition.org I am happy if you are currently doing well in life, but I also would like to hear from men who continue to have challenges. I get it. I am a woman with Inattention ADHD. It would be a scheduled teams meeting and you would not be identified in the article.

Here are the questions for the interview:

Questions for male interviewees:

1.        At what age were you diagnosed with IA?   What age are you now?

2.       How did the diagnosis come about?   What led you to get diagnosed?  What do you believe delayed getting the diagnosis?

3.       What strategies had you put in place before your diagnosis?  And what treatments and strategies have you put in place since your diagnosis?

4.       Often, girls and women who go years without getting an IA diagnosis, develop depression or anxiety disorder as well.   Did you or do you have any comorbid conditions?

5.       Reflecting on your life, do you believe you had IA as a child, and that if it had been recognized and diagnosed at that time much in your life would now be different? 

6.       How do you feel about having IA?  Where are you on the path to not having it be a significant problem in your life? 

Cynthia Hammer, MSW

Cynthia Hammer, MSW, was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD in 1992 when she was 49 years old. The following year she created the non-profit organization, ADD Resources, with a mission to educate adults and helping professionals about ADHD in adults. She ran the organization for 15 years before retiring.

During the Covid isolation she wrote a book about her life with inattentive ADHD which should be published by the end of this year. In writing the book, she was dismayed to learn that children with inattentive ADHD continue to be under-diagnosed and adults with inattentive ADHD often are incorrectly diagnosed with depression or anxiety.

She created a new non-profit in 2021, the Inattentive ADHD Coalition (www.iadhd.org), to create more awareness about inattentive ADHD and the need for early diagnosis and treatment.

https://www.iadhd.org
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