I find it difficult remembering names of people I meet. It takes me a long time to remember the name of new people I meet, so I was wondering if this might be related to my ADHD. Does anyone else have this difficulty, and if it is related to ADHD, what are some ways I can overcome this. I also find it strange that if I meet up with an acquaintance I haven't seen for a long time, I sometimes forget their name, but I never forget a face. Just wondering.

hyperev,

My 7yr old daughter has that problem...severely! She has very extreme ADHD problems although her official diagnosis at present is Asperger Syndrome. She can't remember a person's name 5 minutes after being told. We have had other children over to play and 5 minutes after an introduction, my daughter will ask "What's your name again???" she does this the whole time the child is over for a visit...everytime she wants to address the visiting child she asks me (or the child, or her sisters) "What's her name again?"! She even has trouble remembering aunts and uncles names...the ones she sees at least once or twice a month!!! Sometimes it's funny, but then, when I think about how hard it is for her to remember and think about how complicated that will make life as an adult, I don't think it's so funny anymore. Unlike you, she has trouble with the faces, too. If she sees anyone who even remotely resembles someone she knows, she is "positive" that she knows them and will even start talking to them like she knows them. I've had to rescue her from those situations a few times!

Best wishes...

I have a lot of trouble with that kind of thing and I don't have ADD/ADHD. I think that is just something that happens to people whether or not they have ADD.

adhd/add.....my9 yr old daughter has had problemswith memory and we found outlast year it was due to absent seizures.One of the meds we tried was making it difficult to communicate. She wouldbe teling you something really important to her and halfway thru she would forget .She was getting very frustrated with herself! After more exams and monitoring we discoverd it was due to meds. Once we removed the one med. her speech returned to normal. She still has memory problems but dont we all? lol :hammers:

Although it's true that this is something that happens to everyone, if you have ADD, it may certainly happen more frequently, because it is more difficult to focus on the information you are trying to recall. This can happen with any information, not just names. I am a college student and it makes test-taking very difficult. Often times, I know the answers to questions but just can't give them on demand. In conversation I will routinely forget the word for something I am discussing. So, yes, it can be a particular problem for you. I just can't provide any help, but if it is especially troublesome or you believe it happens far too frequently, you should tell your doctor and/or counselor, because a medication change or coping method may be needed.

hyperve

I have the same problem, I also transpose numbers when dialing the phone. You didn't say how old you were, but Iam 57 and last year when I went in for my check up for my migraines, the Neurologist told me not to worry it happens to 80% of all people over the age 50.
But if I had any numbnest or tingling to have it checked out.

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Malinda K. Wilson

Name forgetting no problem, next time you forget a name say to the person "whats your name? " when that person says my name is Joe, you say " I know your first name its your last name I was looking for" I hate it when I walk into a room and can't remember why. It is really scarey when that room is the bathroom.

Something that has helped me. When a person tells you their name, immediately make an association in your head between the persons name and something tangible that you can remember. It can be anything. For example, someone tells you their name is Frank. Think hot dog. Make a connection in your head between this person and hot dog, because you can remember hot dog. I have found this technique to be extremely effective. Again the key is to make the association something that is tangible that you can remember. Hope this might help.

-Ramsemonius

Originally posted by gsonana:

But if I had any numbnest or tingling to have it checked out.

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Whoa! Numbness or tingling? I have that and told my orginal Dr. about it. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/eek.gif He just wrote something down and never addressed it. I found a new Dr. shortly after...(he was years past retirement... http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/dizzy.gif )
So...anybody else experience this? Where? Wudaya know?



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I definetly have problems with numbers. Verbally saying them backwards and writing them correctly. Or screwing them up both ways. My common problem in school (& now) was remembering that I had a problem with a specific formula or spelling, and never remembering the right way... UGH!