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Living with ADD Stories's Blog – March 2001 Archive (2)

Jessica's Story

I JUST FOUND OUT ON MY 35TH BIRTHDAY THAT I WAS LIVING WITH ADD. THE AWARENESS ANSWER MOST OF MY QUESTIONS OF HOW, WHY, AND HOW COME THINGS SEEMED TO GO WRONG IN MY LIFE. I AM NOW ON AN MISSION TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEMS BY TAKING STEPS TO CONTROL MY DEFICITS. I AM SEEKING MEDICATION TO HELP ME FOCUS SO I CAN START AND FINISH COLLEGE. I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL COLLEGES SINCE I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND HAVE BARELY COMPLETED 23 CREDITS IN OVER 15 YEARS. I HAVE BLUFFED MY WAY INTO GOOD PAYING JOBS… Continue

Added by Living with ADD Stories on March 25, 2001 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Greg's Story

At a young age, I was diagnosed with ADHD. The strange thing is, I never understood this and it wasn't until I was about 15-16 that I recalled having gone to a clinic at about age 6 and doing a series of tests with a doctor (which actually seemed pretty fun at the time). When I asked my mother about this, she said "Oh yeah, you have ADHD and some kind of perceptual disorder too". Which left me feeling pretty angry because during my entire childhood, everyone (parents and teachers) constantly… Continue

Added by Living with ADD Stories on March 4, 2001 at 3:30pm — No Comments