:eyebrow: I come here every two weeks, post something, then completely forget about it and never reply. I’m sure you can understand and that no one will take it personally.. but anyway

The coolest thing happened today that I thought I should share. This is my first term going to community college. I was talking to my boyfriend the other day about how I was positive my math teacher had ADD. (You sense your own kind in an instant quite a lot of the time, be it from the way they talk, act, think, speak or even from the twinkle in their eye). Well, today, I went up to her office with her to get some notecards she had for me to study for a test (carrying her triple shot cappuccino for her since she was carrying a lot and couldn't survive with her coffee, might I add). She brought up how it was interesting that another professor who gave a presentation the day before had ADD. And then, in a shy timid voice, asked if I thought she had ADD. I just gave her a smile and didn't really say anything, but she gave gave a standoffish and asked if I'd meet with her before or after her class to maybe give her some answers. This is the second teacher at LCC that I knew right from the instant was ADD, and truth be told, ended up being. It gives me so much hope that a)it's a living example that people with ADD *do* make it in life if they put their mind to it, and b)I have professors looking out for me, ADD godfathers/mothers if you will, that are there if I ever need anything. I'm delighted. :p :p :p

Love, Nicki

That is a great story, Nicki!
Thank you for sharing!

I completely understand about intermittant posting (being ADD and all), although it would be excellent if you posted more! I love your positive attitude!

Not only will you find many successful ADD teachers but you'll run into a lot of success stories here in the forums, anything is possible as long as your prepared to put the work into reaching your goals. Besides if everything came easily would you appreciate it as much?

I have good ADD Radar and when it comes to ADHD (hyper), I am usually correct. I can spot an ADHD child in a checkout line at Walmart.

My adhd son's doctor has ADD and my doctor has ADHD. She (my doctor) actually interupts me (I am adhd) when I am talking. :) I will finish what I am saying and she will blurt out an answer to something that we discussed 10 minutes ago. :)

Anyway, it really helps when a Teacher can relate to ADD/ADHD. When I started college at the age of 40ish, I started with Basic Computer Classes and Basic Management Classes. I couldn't tell you when I had read an entire book last and I had absolutely no memorizing skills or comprehension skills. (Definitely use it or loose it skills).

My main teacher happened to also be my counselor so she knew that we had adhd in the family but at the time, I wasn't diagnosed or medicated. Anyway, she not only was a counselor and teacher at a college, but was also the principal at a private All Girls School that had an entire program set up exclusively for add/adhd/learning disabled students. She was definitely able to relate. Luckily she taught Computer Classes and Management Classes. I took almost all the classes that she taught for that reason.

I have a thread entiteld "Finding Your ADD/ADHD Niche" that is related to your experience where I just "KNEW" that the guy was adhd and it really inspired my whole family. :)

livinginchaos - Only lately have I started to gain a positive attitude about my add. but i am not peaches and cream, i'll tell you that! esp. since i've started school. lots of issues from the past surfacing that i havent been ready to face until now - and its hard!! it's been a hard road, as I'm sure you can relate. I'm finally fully integrating my add, healing, and starting to really believe its a gift more than a burden (I've been saying it for months, but it takes a lot of courage to truly believe it). now that i'm in school I have 247 access to computers to hopefully I will be able to take the time and visit here a lot more. :)

Nucking_Futs - Thank god, because success stories are what I need right now. I'm struggling so hard to use the knowlege i have now that i didnt have before and make it through school, life, work, etc. i need all the encouragement i can get.

adhdxyz - I'm glad I'm not the only one that has a radar for it! My boyfriend (who has add as well and is half way to realizing it) thinks I'm crazy because I'll talk to someone for two minutes and instantly know. the synchronocity with add people is amazing.. we attract to eachother like flies to light; whether or not we have a name for our unique individuality. after i realized i had add 8 months ago, i also started to realize that 70% of my friends were add and we just found eachother without knowing why. the miracles of how it works are amazing - an old boss at a telemarketing company started me on my path to finding add because he spotted me with *his* radar, and since then i have helped many people out who needed a push in the right direction. i never really believed that everything happened for a reason until i accepted my add and realized all the fellow folks you run into, and how we all impact eachothers lifes in such positive ways. we all help eachother heal. only now am i comprehending how magical we all are (corny, but true!)

Nickole I'm envious! I have no ADD friends, just one ADHD and hes not like me at all. I wish I knew people like myself!!! I don't seem to attract them at all. And that is a cute story, I would also like to have an ADD-understanding teacher but so far no luck with that.

The old saying of "BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER" definitely applies in our family.

My 14 year old daughter has signs of adhd like me but is not medicated. She is creative, artistic, talkative, friendly, outgoing, a leader, on the deans list in school, and the list goes on... She is a classic adhd'er.

Several of her friends also show signs of adhd. Three friends that she used to hang around with were defintely medicated for adhd. Only one could spend the night at a time because they were a handful by themselves. We wouldn't plan on getting any sleep when any of them stayed over, that's for sure.

One wanted to listen to the stereo and do kareoke until the wee hours. The other one would be awake until 6am watching tv and cleaning out the refrigerator. The other one would be talking and laughing so loudly all night long.

My daughter outgrew those 3 particular friends. She's now in 9th grade and I definitely have adhd radar with her two current best friends.

My daughter feels that I think "everybody" has add or adhd just because our family does. That is definitely not the case. I can give her a hundred examples of people we know that are not add or adhd. I can also give her alot of examples of people that are, but they either dont know it or in denial.

For instance, one of her current friends is sooooooooooo hyper especially around the full moon. They have so much fun together but she definitely gets on my nerves sometimes. She's from a very mentally unstable family. The signs of add/adhd are everywhere on both sides of her family. She's an only child. Her mother self medicated with drugs and alcohol and her parents got a divorce when she was very very young. Her dad has custody. She doesn't even see her mom once a year. The last time she saw her was during the summer. My daughter and her spent the night with her mom (which will never happen again) and the next morning they went on an adventure to walmart that ended up with the police being called, an ambulance, and them taking her mom to a mental hospital for a few weeks. My daughter was so scared during all of it. The mom had been drinking something I think and either took medication or didnt take her medication but she freaked out in public while driving with the girls. (bad scene.) Anyway, the dad drinks too much. The aunts are both divorced. Both filed bankruptcy twice. The uncle was put into a state hospital recently for mental issues. I told my daughter that both sides of her family have the genes.

The other best friend comes from a family who are add/adhd but not medicated. Her mom is so forgetful and she does the car pool. :( Both her brothers were juvenile deliquents, in and out of detention and both quit school. Her mom and one of her brothers have had different tics throughout their lives. My daughters friend has trouble studying for tests and also forgets her house key, books etc... I just wonder if her brothers would have turned out better if they would have been diagnosed and medicated early on? I have talked to her mom on several occasions and she is able to talk about it but doesnt see herself or her daughter as having it too.

Last night I drove 5 cackling 9th grade girls to a dance and they were all so hyper but that is understandable because they were excited about going. But...on the way there, 2 forgot money, one forgot their ponytail holder in case they get hot dancing, one forgot to put on deodorant, one forgot perfume....I just had to look at my daughter and smile. DEFINITELY A CARLOAD OF ADD/ADHDER'S. :)


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I get that feeling some times, where you know some one is AD/HD, but only because i know the syptoms so well.

((omg got to go, i got class sorry))

One thing I hate that I do now that I've been through the psychiatry mill is associate everyone I meet with some mental disorder. People have different personalities all on their own, and mental disorders are only one ones that deviate from norm the most. I mean, we're more than just our problems, right?

Guess it just shows that you never know who has it... I have 4 friends with it, and a few cousins as well. I only found out this year!

Small world, eh?

yes very small world paws m8 dorm

I am a Special Teacher that works at a school in the mornings and have my private consult, also twise a month I give workshops about fine motor skills and reading and writing technics to make easy thoses prosses...I am very good at because my ADHD with meds an all, make me very creative...the teaching can't no be bored so every day I improves different activities and games to teach...The pic you see is a mural made by my kids at the school....some of then have learning dissabilities, ADHD, poor writing skill, asperg sydrome and so ...and I can't not tell who enjoy more the kids or me.....

I am trying to send some pics, I don't know if it will get right...I'm proud of my work and the different that I am making in many childrens....Sometime my ADHD symptoms makes some ups and downs that kills me but every time are fewers...Thanks God.....

Remember that I am doing my best with my inglish....:confused: