** Updated 04/28/2008 **

Hi all!

My name is Andrew, and I'm one of the Administrators here at the forums. I'm 40 years old and the father of a beautiful 12 year old girl.

I look forward to meeting all of you in the Forums, and learning all about YOUR experiences. These forums are for ALL of us! Your comments, questions and contributions are what will make this a comfortable place to hang out.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via Private Message through the forums! Otherwise, thanks for stopping by, and drop me a line if you want to say hi! :D

Andrew, welcome to you! Your more than welcome, it's for all of us that are dealing with ADD/ADHD.. If it helps but one, I will take the greatest pleasure in it.. :)
Again, welcome to the new community. Talk to you soon,
David

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HI & Hugssssss Boogie :)

I didn't realize you had a daughter! Its nice to know people who have ADD kids like their parents :) I had a little laugh last night. I was talking to my mother who is taken the generic of Ridalin to help with her sleepiness, a side problem due to Sleep Apnia. She was telling me how calmer she feels and she is thinking more clearly. When I told her she was taking a generic version of Ridalin, I said, "And you thought you were't ADD?" My mom has always been the dreamy kind of ADD and because she wasn't hyper like my sisters and I are she thought she wasn't. :D

Actually, my daughter has never been diagnosed, though there are times that I wonder...lol

Hey Andrew, thanks for refering me here.. been a great place to be. My 7 year old was diagnosed with ADHD not too long ago.. meds seem to be doing better for her as of late. Me, I had to step down my dose a notch or two to feel more like myself.... at least a little bit.

Anyway, my head doesn't seem to spin at the thought of ADD anymore.. which is a good thing. It's just trying to get through the day sometimes that's hard.

Well, I'm glad to have so many caring people around- even if you all are in cyberspace!!!

Take care!
Janet

Janet,

So glad you feel as comfortable in the ADD Forums as I do :) Welcome!

Hi Andrew,

I'm Jacqui -- new to the form as well. I was diagnosed shortly after my Dad was several years ago and you know something -- it brought us even closer together. Of course now my greatest fear in life is becoming my Dad -- he moved my mother and I across the country on average once evey two years as he changed jobs (fired and hired, fired and hired, youknow). And yes, I have a few angry years once I was diagnosed as well, but now my Dad is my closest allie, especially when "our" non-ADD mother is on our case!

Nothing more wonderful than the bond between a daughter and her Daddy... sometimes I feel like he is the only one who really gets me.

So glad you joined us, Jacqui :) I think you'll find lots of support and inspiration here. I know I do :)

If you have any questions, feel free to post away :D

Hi Andrew,
My name is Art, I was diagnosed with ADHD about 15 years ago when my son was in the 4th grade. I really didn't give in to treatment until about 7 years later when my wife was totally frustrated with my angry outbursts and sullen moments. I am a physician who did ok at my work in solo practice until the paper work and demands of the practice burned me out. I tried working in the ER, urgent care, real estate and others and it appears to me that my struggles with details, paperwork and blurting out things is par for the course for an ADDer. So I am glad to find others who can share my concerns and maybe give me some new ideas

Im so nue...I dont harley know what to do!!!!!! After reading thru...I think I have found the right place. I Had some testing done 2 weeks ago that CONFIRMED what I really knew all along...I have ADD...The inattentive type. 2 of my boys also have ADD 1 is HYPER ... like he eats HAPPY JET POWERED PILLS all the time....the other is like his dad. I hope I can find some answers here....and it's gonna take me a while to figure all this out. Im still lost and confused :confused: .

Hello art and bulldog, and welcome to the ADD Forums :)

Hi Andrew and welcome. I didn't know you had a daughter until just recently. About five years ago, I told my psychologist I though I had ADD and was dyslexic. Believe it or not he said he saw the same tendencies in me too. A couple years later my therapist Amy said... that my childhood sounded a lot like ADD. I look at here and told her I wanted to be tested, well now we know.

Ya know I can remember alot of my childhood being full of mistrust and major arguements and fights. No one knowing how to deal with me. Now I know why my life has always seem to be hetic and in chaos.

I am so glad that I have been told about this forum and the good people. I can see you have given a lot of your time and energy in to this forum by the outside work you, but you have helped alot of others through your efforts. Thanks you for all the research and hard work you put into this safe haven. auntchris:)

Hey Andrew.

I have Adult ADHD inattentive type. I am currently doing very well. ;-) 31 kicking butt. Just changed meds tho. My Daughter has ADHD inattentive type. We just got her glasses. Then we'll see if her grade improve. and this website is awesome hun!

Cass

Hi all...Just to let you all know, that I've changed my USER ID from BIG, to Andrew (since most are now calling me Andrew anyway...seemed like the logical thing to do).

So glad to see so many new faces here!

Welcome Andrew and your BIG involvement with the fourms! LOL :)
Appreciate you making us all feel welcome!



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Glad to be a part of something so important :)

Hey Andrew.. I have an eleven year old son with ADD and he has a Dad(me) with ADHD...Great to have you here...Cardo:)

Nice to meet you, cardo!

Hi Andrew good to have join us ....big shot.....hehehehe

Hello and welcome! I am also new here and I have a 9 year old son with ADHD. I am glad there are so many nice people that let us all know we are not alone. Welcome and good luck!:)

Thanks Jill :) Glad to have you here!

Andrew,

Just wanted to say hello and THANK YOU! :) I cannot imagine the amount of time you have spent helping others, and I hope you let yourself get a lot of self gratification from the effort.

Lately I have been on this board frequently, but I can't navigate very well. Can't remember where I have or haven't been. But I just checked out your Big's Place site too, and what I ton of info you've gathered for us there. Now I've got even more material to get lost in :) !

Seriously, thank you so much for all you have helped and contributed for us!

Dave (ADDult with kids)

Dave,

Sorry so late to acknowledging your post :o but I have neglected to check my thread in here. It is very gratifying to see how many members have joined the forums and have found the answers they've been seeking.

Thank you so much for your kind words!!!

- Andrew


Andrew,

Just wanted to say hello and THANK YOU! :) I cannot imagine the amount of time you have spent helping others, and I hope you let yourself get a lot of self gratification from the effort.

Lately I have been on this board frequently, but I can't navigate very well. Can't remember where I have or haven't been. But I just checked out your Big's Place site too, and what I ton of info you've gathered for us there. Now I've got even more material to get lost in :) !

Seriously, thank you so much for all you have helped and contributed for us!

Dave (ADDult with kids)

Hi my name is Terry and I have been diagnosed at the age of 55 with AD/HD. I always knew my brain didn't work like everyone else's but I just didn't know why, it is kind of scary but a relief also. I am pretty sure my kids and some of my grandkids also have the disability and it very sad to think they might have to go thru the same things that I have.
I really appreciate that the forum is here and to you also Andrew. I will try to post and read what is going on with everyone else. Thank you.

Hi my name is Terry and I have been diagnosed at the age of 55 with AD/HD. I always knew my brain didn't work like everyone else's but I just didn't know why, it is kind of scary but a relief also. I am pretty sure my kids and some of my grandkids also have the disability and it very sad to think they might have to go thru the same things that I have.
I really appreciate that the forum is here and to you also Andrew. I will try to post and read what is going on with everyone else. Thank you.

I apologize for not responding to this. I do read every comment people post here, and I appreciate everyone's kind words. Sometimes I'm just a bit harried and can forget to respond on occassion :o :rolleyes:

Sorry!