Living with attention deficit disorder (ADD) 8 Articles

by Linda L Kinyon

What is Attention Deficit Disorder? Attention Deficit Disorder, also known as ADD, is not a lack of attention, but rather an over abundance of attention. Thus causing the patient to be easily distracted from the daily rout...read more

by Vicki Helgeland

My son Thomas was diagnosed with this disorder when he was in the seventh grade. I put him on the medication Ritalin which is actually an amphetamine. People who truly have the disorder are actually calmed down by the me...read more

by Rachel Stockton

"That dog is driving me crazy I have to throw the clothes in the dryer before I leave for work what's that noise outside Susie's been acting strange lately I wonder what I should fix for dinner tonight I think maybe I'm ge...read more

by Roberta Velyn

Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe my husband doesn't have Attention Deficit Disorder. Maybe he's just lazy or careless or stupid, but being a teacher and having worked with children with ADD and ADHD, I've heard those adjectives us...read more

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by Ferg Fontaine

When my now seventeen year old son was small, he was constantly accused of not listening in class. The teachers would always tell us "he doesn't focus" or "he is always daydreaming". Most teachers grew frustrated with m...read more

by Linda Hinkley

As a child growing up in the fifties, ADD was not a common phrase. Now it is as common as lint. So many children are diagnosed with it and misdiagnosed with it. One of my nephews was diagnosed by a Dr. to have ADD. He ...read more

by Hope Vulnadia

My 12 year old has ADHD, and the doctor and I have been going around about the fact that the medication just does not appear to work for him. In fact, the latest one has the exact opposite affect on him that it should. ...read more

by Natalie Camp

My son had ADHD and ADD. He was diagnosed in Kindergarten. We tried the Ritalin, which actually did help him to remain calm for long periods of time, however, it also caused problems. He would sit and stare of into space, ...read more