Hi All,

Today Canadian news broadcasts were full of ADD related topics. It seems that they are questioning and bringing up the question of "IS" adult ADD real? They are saying that maybe todays lifestyles and busy pace can make most of the population have symptoms of ADD. They even made up a checklist for people to test themselves..most of the people tested came up as having many ADD symptoms...A few weeks ago I came here to learn more because I am in a relationship with someone who has ADD.
This so called test can include me in having ADD symptoms also..now ain't that a hoot? Maybe I found this place in time..lol..

I just wanted to post this..maybe others have heard this on the news too...
:p

Well I guess my reply to that is that most people have some of the symptoms but it is just when ADD gets in the way of carrying on a normal life ie: work related or sociably related problems

Then the powers that be have to give a name to the person that cant do the certain things as well as someone else.

Its doesnt seem to be importantant that that person can do so many other thing 10 times better than a linear thinker

It boils down a lot to " If You Cant Do The Job That Im Willing To Pay You To Do To My Satisfaction " "Then You Are No ****** Good to Me" "I Dont CARE if you need your job to survive " "Thats not Important to Me " " Im The Boss and what I say is good for the COMPANY is what goes"

Its to bad there arent more jobs that are related to some of the things that we can do and EXCELL at.

Garry: I think there are jobs that we can do and excel at. I don't think that's the problem. We can do many jobs and excel at them....after all, we are very bright and great workers...I think ADD'ers need to have creative ways to find those jobs and it starts with the individual finding out what he/she is good at and then finding a job that fits those skills. In other words, it's not society's responsibility to determine what ADD'ers can do and that create job. I think it's OUR job to take the lead first and then sell ourselves.

Today my MSN banner ad was offering a screener test to see if you had Adult ADD. There is also a recent article on Healthwise, the health link on MSN It seems like every one I meet says they have ADD. But the psychiatrists at the clinic I go to considered me such a RARE case they were fighting over who got to take over my case when my Dr. retired in June. My Dr went so far as to have them all right an essay on why they wanted me. I felt so special and I am really happy with his choice. So back to the subject of ADD being fashionable I vote yes. Folks are looking for excuses and I feel it will make our situation worse as when the trend dies down it will re-enforce all those negative beliefs that ADD is not real .

Hey..
I agree per say with what you say Garry...Maybe it is how to word it. Like non adders and adders alike...it is the job you find that can make or break you. I think maybe if you hate your job and have no interest in it..an ADDer might give up sooner and not excel because it does not stimulate or interest. But others like me non ADD would stay longer in a miserable job...JUST BECAUSE.

And Joan,,,,yes.........an ADDer from what I have read about ADD and what I have experienced first hand with my fiance..an ADD worker can be the best worker..even tho' they don't always work that way for themselves...they put everything in their being into the job at hand..especially if it is one that can keep their attention and one that they excell at...

Originally posted by joanrdtobe
Garry: I think there are jobs that we can do and excel at. I don't think that's the problem. We can do many jobs and excel at them....after all, we are very bright and great workers...I think ADD'ers need to have creative ways to find those jobs and it starts with the individual finding out what he/she is good at and then finding a job that fits those skills. In other words, it's not society's responsibility to determine what ADD'ers can do and that create job. I think it's OUR job to take the lead first and then sell ourselves.


Yes Joan I agree with what you are saying as to its not up to society to make the perfect job for an ADDer. Its up to us to find it and do it in such a way that we dont leave a trail of short term jobs behind us to be reflected upon badly in our resume.

It took me a long time to find this out and I hope to be able to pass it along to younger ADDers as I get the chance

This article might be of interest to those of you partipcating in this thread.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/07/18/adult.add/index.html

Thanks Tara. I am very suspicious of drug companies marketing. Did any one read the recent article about the Warner/Lambert whistleblower? Sorry I don't have a link, but it would make you cringe to hear what they expected of him.

And Garry, even if we have a history of leaving behind a trail of short term jobs, that's okay.....I have such a history:).....I think what I/we need to do is see how/why those jobs didn't work out and absolutely stay away from those job types while determining what WOULD work out....Tara thanks for the article.....I like Dr. Hallowell's words....as usual this great man takes this disease very seriously....

Bet my job list is longer than yours

Originally posted by Barbette
Did any one read the recent article about the Warner/Lambert whistleblower?

I don't know of an article, but I did see a story on Dateline or 48 Hours or 60 Minutes (I know it was one of those news shows, just not remembering) that talked about a whistleblower whose pharma company urged him and other reps to push off-label use of Neurontin. Since that's in my current daily drug cocktail, I took notice! Does that sound like what you read?