Topic: ADD/ADHD

Vol. 2, March 2003 – ADD: do you think you have it?

I am amazed by the amount of people I have run into lately who say that they either have attention deficit disorder or think that they may have it. Usually when we think of this particular disorder we think of children being placed on medication to keep them quietly in their school chairs. However, there are many adults who are telling me that they too are plagued by the many symptoms that this disorder can have associated with it.All of the people that have told me of their problems with ADD have spoken of an inability to focus on tasks that need to be accomplished either at school or at work. They also complain of going to stores to purchase something only to return the item finding that it was not what they really wanted, indecision being one of the characteristics. Continue »