I got diagnosed when I started school. My mom didn't want to put me on medication so we kind of forgot all about it. Now, as a teacher, I'm learning more about it and I realize how it explains some of my life choices. There were times I did things to relieve the boredom which weren't the best choices.

Yeap, I love my meds they keep me slim, and I love my focus.

Anyone with ADD here get told often,"Why don't you make a list?"....because then I just make a list of things that I will get distracted from...haha...

I was never diagnosed. There was no such diagnosis when I was a kid, but I think I probably would have been diagnosed as that back then. I was never really bad, and I have learned to cope with it, and it seems to have lessened as I have gotten older. At least in some ways. So, who knows?

Yes. I had real problem studying in scho....... Look a butterfly!

Yes, I am. Diagnosed but I don't take my meds. People tell me I'm creative and I look at them like they're crazy. Creative? I don't see it.

So that is what they tell me. I have no need to argue against the doctors.

Yeah, I’ve been treating for it for many years. I agree that it is just a fact of being differently abled. I think it made me who I am and served me well. I only began treating for it when depression became insurmountable and the conventional treatments had horrible results.

oh yeah...there wasn't a name for it when I was in school...but I drove my instructors crazy...aced every test, but didn't do homework...I had a real problem showing my work if I didn't need to work out a problem, which was most of the time...if something was easy, I could not focus on it...I learned that I had to pressure myself or stimulate the creative side of my brain to get things done...but I didn't figure that out until I was almost graduated from high school. The worst was science classes...they were so rigid...very 'documentation orientated' which I understood, but just couldn't do....I had a instructor named Mr. Snow....a college proffessor wannabe (but not in a bad way, he treated us like little adults and we behaved accordingly) who had to fail me because documentation was 50% of the grade...and I just couldn't do it...it was even strange to me...now I have learned that I need to do 3 or 4 things at the same time to be truly productive...works great...most of the time...hah

ADHD.

Sorry not paying attention what was your question?

Oh yes-can't take ritalin anymore-not good for the heart.

Level 14 Paladin?

Yes... its been a struggle most of my life. My wife too. We never gave up... we just had to work harder then the rest. I can't believe I made it this far and can retire too...

After reading responses... I better ask, what exactly do you mean by ADD? (By the way, the double DD comment was awesome !!! ... ha ha ha)

Yes, not diagnosed until well into adulthood. I medicated for it for about 5 years then quit. I "discovered" the possibility that I had it when trying to figure out why my 10 year old son was having so much trouble in school despite being very bright.

I'm not but I can almost guarentee there are. There might a specific group for it?

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