Who here has ADD?

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Stonecold
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03 Oct 2010, 12:54 pm

Who here has ADD? What are your experiences with ADD (if you even have it)?

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03 Oct 2010, 1:04 pm

I do.

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03 Oct 2010, 1:09 pm

jmnixon95 wrote:

I do.

I don't.

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03 Oct 2010, 1:28 pm

I didn't finish my school work in school so I always had tons of homework while other kids always got their work done and got free time and I rarely did. They didn't even have much homework either while I had tons. It was hell because while other kids got free time at home, I basically still had school at home till bedtime. Mom had to put me in a room that was quiet so I do my school work.

I also got distracted easily by sounds and people around me and it was hard to concentrate on my school work and hard to think.

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03 Oct 2010, 7:23 pm

Who here has ADD?

Was born with ADHD Inattentive including central auditory processing disorder. For me, the old medicine, coffee - caffeine compounds, work better than Ritalin/other stronger stimulants to temporarily reduce some ADHD symptoms a little (not a cure).

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/adhd/adhd.htm
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/auditory.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alertness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention

http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/Coffee.cfm (Short-term memory)
http://www.coffeescience.org/alert (Mental alertness)

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Distractible
Inattention
Hyperactivity
Gross and fine motor control
Short attention span

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07 Oct 2010, 5:42 am

It is highly believed that I do by my specialist.

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07 Oct 2010, 3:24 pm

ADD.

I can't concentrate on sounds, can only concentrate on ONE action or visual detail.

I got aweful grades for being expected to concentrate like a Neurotypical. That f****d up 2 Bagrut tests (=Israel's school final tests), and my hope of being a doctor, or my medicine obsession being legitimate.

Being diagnosed at a late age (relating to the fact I'm a very strong case of ADD) of 15 years and 10 months can screw you up.

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08 Oct 2010, 8:26 am

I don't think I have ADD, though I can relate to some of the symptoms.

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08 Oct 2010, 8:41 am

League_Girl wrote:

I didn't finish my school work in school so I always had tons of homework while other kids always got their work done and got free time and I rarely did.

Same here.

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