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raeanna74 · 12-01-2003, 01:04 PM

I have had experience as an educator working with students with ADD. Also my Dad was officially diagnosed with it. The "test" given you at this site is VERY brief and an answer of "often" to any or all of the things mentioned can be a result of a number of learning problems. To be really sure you should see a Dr who deals with ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Hyperkinesis, and other types of problems. My suggestion - UNLESS you cannot complete any task at all and this is so severe that it has caused a lot of problems in your life for you - look for someone that can teach you coping strategies before you start any medication. From what I know, most of the medications that are around for ADD can cause some pretty undesirable side effects. If you can cope without drugs try to do that first. There is another thread that talks about the drugs used for ADD and from there I know there are a number of people here who have been diagnosed with ADHD. I can't used the search engine here right now but I will see if I can find it for you. There is a good bit of useful information there.

Edit:Found the thread - Here ya go.
http://flounder.tfproject.org/tfp/sh...threadid=17930

12-01-2003, 01:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I have had experience as an educator working with students with ADD. Also my Dad was officially diagnosed with it. The "test" given you at this site is VERY brief and an answer of "often" to any or all of the things mentioned can be a result of a number of learning problems. To be really sure you should see a Dr who deals with ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Hyperkinesis, and other types of problems. My suggestion - UNLESS you cannot complete any task at all and this is so severe that it has caused a lot of problems in your life for you - look for someone that can teach you coping strategies before you start any medication. From what I know, most of the medications that are around for ADD can cause some pretty undesirable side effects. If you can cope without drugs try to do that first. There is another thread that talks about the drugs used for ADD and from there I know there are a number of people here who have been diagnosed with ADHD. I can't used the search engine here right now but I will see if I can find it for you. There is a good bit of useful information there. Edit:Found the thread - Here ya go. http://flounder.tfproject.org/tfp/sh...threadid=17930 __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma. Last edited by raeanna74; 12-01-2003 at 01:07 PM..