Meghan’s Story

As a child, I was always extremely sensitive, disorganized, forgetful and had trouble keeping focus on a task unless it greatly appealed to me. However, I was also very eager to please (teachers loved this), incredibly creative in both art and writing, humorous, upbeat, caring and adventurous. I feel that these positive ADD qualities helped…

Continue Reading →

Belinda’s Story

Hi! I’m a 43 yr. old Special Education teacher who is just discovering why I have had problems all my life. I read a few of the stories posted and feel even more sure I am ADHD, primarily inattentive. I work for a private school that offers a therapeutic component for children with emotional disorders…

Continue Reading →

Nancy’s Story

I am the non-ADD spouse in a ‘mixed marriage.’ My husband is wonderful, exciting, curious, intelligent, loving, sexy, caring man. Actually, he is everything I could ever want in a partner! Unmedicated, he was still that – about 20% of the time. The rest of the time he was just unpredictable. I never knew when…

Continue Reading →

Amy’s Story

I’m 18, and i was diagnosed with add over a year ago. i had went to the doctor because i was wrecking my car constantly and i was having trouble in school..which had always been a problem. i had totalled one car by not turning at a curb, hit a car not paying attention at…

Continue Reading →