Hello there TS,ADHD,and OCD here. I personally am on no medication but I'm seriously thinking about getting something to help. I'm 25 and I work as a nursing assistant my ADHD does not effect my job to the extent that people notice but personally it is very overwhelming at times. I get very easily distracted and often forget who I'm charting on causing me to have to keep checking because I get a few clicks in to a chart and I have already forgotten who I am charting on which can take a while.. So on and so forth I'm just very forgetful...
If I was to give any advice it would be keep lists of things you need to do if at all possible cut out distractions by keeping to your self if there is any paperwork needing to be done. I set my clocks ahead 15 minuets so that will grantees I get to where ever I need to be on time. Set things out the night before and put things in the same place so you aren't walking by your keys 7 times before you remember you were looking for your keys... Lol hope this helps

My almost 16 yr old grandson has adhd and ts with a touch of ocd. He can not concentrate worth a darn in school and is borderline failing because of it. We also tried straterra but the side effect he got was not being able to urinate. It drove him nuts to the point he refused to take it anymore. We also tried tenex for a while with no results. He will hopefully go into high school in the fall but I dont know how he will do there. Middle school has not been good to him but high school will be worse. Not very understanding of the problem. He knows how the meds make him feel and when he refuses to take it, what can I do? His organizational skill are notta and it gets worse every year. He is a popular kid in school so far and he wont do anything to risk that by doing 'nerd' things as he calls it. So he is in the same boat as you both. Any advice would be great for us too.

thanks guys for your reply. TicGuy you seem to be at least motivated to put plans in place to avoid problems. My son wouldn't think to lay out his keys the night before or get things ready earlier than needed because he leaves everything to the last minute then panics or dumps it all on everyone else. He works at a pet resort 15 hrs a week looking after the dogs. The owner has already discerned he can't multi task and is forgetful so she gives him all the crappy jobs that no one else wants. As you can imagine this is impacting his self esteem. He wants to leave this job and do something else but I'm worried that he will cause havoc everywhere he goes. Of course we have to horrid tics to deals with as well that cause further distractions. How bad are your tics, are you vocal?. My son is very ticcy, fidgety and hard to be next to so its all have a huge impact on his life. Have your tics improved past 18???

My tics are head shaking, neck jerking in different variations, shoulder jerking, arm lifting, some had tics, and a hand full of other smaller tics mainly facial and some muscle tightening. I'm not very verbal anymore I was very verbal than it calmed down to just some minor things as a teen. Currently I have a sniff, and a hmm like grunt that I do often but I can typically cover up the hmm sound, and a breathing tic which is kind of like a gasping for air type of thing. As for things improving after 18 I would say for me things got worse tic wise... Mainly because my main tics neck jerks and shoulder jerkin/ arm lifting has done some damage to my shoulder joints to the extent that
the joint is bone on bone and makes an awful grinding sound. And the neck jerks tighten my neck muscles and that usually causes spine to come out of alinement.. All though with age I have improved with the ability to suppress my tics at times but as with others the tics always come out in the end......

thanks guys for your responses. How you all doing these days?

My son is 12, a little younger. He takes Concerta. It seems to help during school hours. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD myself. I am 39! I was prescribed Welbutrin. It seems to help sometimes.