Applied Chaos

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Applied Chaos is how life feels living with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder or ADHD. This theory is definately put to the test when three AD/HD people live under the same roof. I am an AD/HD mom raising two AD/HD children and being mom is the most extraordinary experience of my lifetime. My husband WES, is NOT AD/HD and most days the three of us make his head spin. YET he is sooooo amazingly patient, despite the unannounced and sudden mood shifts that can occur when something that should be simple is not. That is the hardest part of living with AD/HD. When things that should be simple are not. I have little tolerance for my downfalls. Sheer frustration can lead to angry outbursts when I have once again misplaced my cell phone, the house phone, any number of bills, the car keys, the dog, or my portable brain (calendar)!

Welcome to my CRAZY life!!!!

I was diagnosed with AD/HD as an adult and only after both my children were diagnosed. When I received my diagnosis of ADHD I had a moment of awakening and suddenly soo many things made complete sense. I finally began to understand so many things about myself.

Now I wish to hear from you. Yes, you out there reading this blog about living with ADHD. How has ADHD been a blessing, a curse, a help, or a hinder. I dislike the word disorder at the end. of Attention Defidit Hpyperactive...I do not believe that it is a disorder. Disorder makes it sound like a malfunction. People with ADHD are not broken, just different.

I hope you will share on this blog how ADHD has changed your life for the better and how you cope with the experiment in Applied Chaos that goes with ADHD on a daily basis.

Often people with ADHD can feel lost and overwhelmed yet, you are not alone and there is always a light at the eend of the tunnel. Tell me how do YOU find the light at the end of the tunnel when life seems to be an endless experiment in Applied Chaos?! I look forward to hearing from YOU!!!

Have a blessed day~



Erika Lyn Smith



October 17, 2009

Welcome to Applied Chaos!

Welcome to Applied Chaos: a blog about living with ADD or ADHD. I plan to cover all aspects of ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. I also am the Editor of BellaOnline's Attention Deficit Disorder Website where there is already a ton of information regarding ADD or ADHD.

I hope to write once a week on Monday's so please keep checking back each week for new material. Living with ADD or ADHD can be frustration and I hope to show the humorous side and provide encouragement for those seeking out additional information.

Please feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think about what is being written and also to let me know if you have a specific concern or idea about making life simpler or less chaotic. I look forward to hearing from each of you in the weeks ahead.


Have a blessed day!
Erika Lyn Smith
A Mom with ADD
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