Kit-Kat’s Story
well… here goes. (I’m 18, female and god knows how I managed to get into engineering in university) I recently got two thumbs up from a rather sassy individual who told me “wow, an improvement! you haven’t been psycho for the last.. ahh 3min and 45 sec.” …. so what exactly does one respond to…
Kia’s Story
I was actually just trying to get a better concept of what ADD was exactly when I stumbled onto this page. Reading these stories almost made me cry because I thought I was the only one who felt this way. My name is Kia and I’m currently half way through my senior year. I was…
Kevin’s Story
My time at school was absolute hell. It’s not that I have problems paying attention, more that I have extreme focus for short periods of time. Classes at my high school were fifty minutes long, and there was no way I could handle that! I was always told that I was intelligent, and I would…
Kara’s Story
I guess I always knew that I was different. I don’t remember too much about being a little kid, but I do remember that I didn’t have many friends. I was weird. I don’t remember why, except that I was little, smart and wasn’t good at sports. I was also hypersensitive. I took what kids…
Juliet’s Story
I was diagnosed 3 years ago when I was 27. In the last 3 years i have undergone an amazing personal growth. Like everyone else here the problems started in school. Like many, my teachers assumed I was lazy. I was put in every remedial class available. No one once ever asked me what was…
Gerard’s Story
It has now been almost two years since my diagnosis and I can honestly say that I have changed more in that short time than I could have ever imagined, more than my 26 years of pre diagnosed life. That’s not to say that all of my changes have been positive (like putting on weight)…
Ella’s Story
I stumbled across this web page today because I am in one of my moods where I want to find out more about my ADD. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 7 and I am now 18. I was put on Ritalin and am still taking it today. I wanted to share with…
Elizabeth’s Story
I was not diagnosed with ADD until I was thirty years old, and even now the diagnosis is tentative as my therapist is not sure if I have ADD or depression. He suspected it was ADD because of the rate I lose things. Whenever I want to sign my older daughter Kayoko, who is eight,…
David’s Story
The heightened emotions, anxiety, lack of concentration and incredible creativity are things that applied to me in youth to this day. Below is an account of my life long problems. As a child I remember my parents breaking up in divorce with an emotional fight, while I hid under a table watching it unfold… I…
Darren’s Story
Hello to everyone, My name is Daren..i was diagnosed with a learning disability about 10 yrs ago….i after 10 years seeked out the opinion of another physician, he tested me and came up with ADD,,,when i read over all the traits of a ADD”er, i find an awful lot of me in there…..as well as…