Gee’s Story
I am one month into life after being diagnosed with ADD, and only a few months shy of my 40th birthday. 40 years.. its taken this long to get a diagnosis that I can dig my teeth into and quite honestly relate to in ways that blew me away. I am talking ” thats me…
Melissa’s Story
Hello Ya’ll! I was reading all the other ADD stories and just had to add mine in…. it is unbelievable how much ADD has effected my entire life! I was sent by my parents to a counselor about a year and a half ago because I had really just given up. I was 22 years…
Libby’s Story
In the second grade I found out that I had ADD. I am now 21 years old. From the time that I was put on meds my life seemed to be boring to me. In Junior high i quit taking them. I started to procrastinate at doing homework and my chores. My mom found out…
Steve’s Story
I am a nearly 50 year old male who is struggling with ADD. I was recently given a copy of “Driven to Distraction” by a friend. After reading several chapters I felt like Moses must have after being tossed the Ten Commandments! I recognized so many of my characteristics with those of adults with ADD.I…
Amber’s Story
Hi, I’m amber, I’m 16 years old and have been living with ADD all of my life. When I was in first grade. My parents started to realize that I wasn’t what you might call a “normal” child. I was really hyper and I could never stay on task. A few weeks into the school…
Derek’s Story
I am 33 and was just recently diagnosed with ADD. I now realize of course that I have had it my whole life. The reason that I was diagnosed is that my wife of 5 years and I were seeing a counselor about issues that we had going on in our marriage. The main issues…
Jane’s Story
About one and a half years ago when i was 15 i was diagnosed with ADD. This however did not come as a shock to me as both my brothers and father suffer from the disorder. come to think of it i cant remember a time when there hasn’t been a container of Ritalin in…
Katherine’s Story
I didn’t figure out that I have ADD until I turned 22. That was a really long time to spend thinking that I was somehow “not quite with it” to put it lightly. I lived my life in a constant state of panic: what was I forgetting? Did I have my keys? Did I lock…
Russell’s Story
Hello and thanks to all of you for your stories,I see so much of me in a lot of them. I am 44 and was thoroughly diagnosed 2 years ago as severe ADHD, it showed as well some very unique abilities and gifts. I have always been a reader and yes I did learn how…
Kristen’s Story
This is the first time I have ever written to a site about my ADD. I am going to be 34 and was just diagnosed this past year. I am female, left-handed; not that these matter that much to the story. As a child I was very creative, intuitive, ‘saw things’, and learned how to…