My child with ADHD had just done something impulsive - something outside her control - and was unable to stop herself in time.
The key to understanding the connection between ADHD and lying is in a concept called Magical Thinking. Plus, now I had permanent black marks on my brand new chair! Magical Thinking and ADHD Our family values cherished honesty, and I was raising a misbehaving liar. She’d lie about taking something that wasn’t hers when caught red-handed, she’d lie about hitting her brother when I saw her do it, she’d lie about finishing her peas when the bowl was still full. It wasn’t the first time she’d lied - and it wouldn’t be the last. I didn’t.” She threw the marker down and ran from the room, stunning the rest of us into a moment of silence. What were you thinking? Don’t lie to me.” She shook her head, gripping the marker tight. And, as my eyes fell to the thick black line drawn on the back of my pretty new chair, I realized my daughter had just proven that fact. I had absolutely no business buying sand-colored, upholstered chairs, as if I lived in some other house with well-behaved kids and relaxed grown-ups. She looked back at me through an unbrushed nest of hair piled atop her sinewy frame, holding a thick, black marker, standing next to one of my brand-new dining chairs. My 6 year old shouted “Mom, look at my LEGO ship” in machine-gun rapid fire, unsuccessful in attracting my attention because I only had eyes for my 8 year old - the one with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). My 4 year old clung to my thigh like a monkey to a flagpole, wailing because mommy was going to a PTA meeting after dinner. We were nearing the end of a very long day.
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