oh here's the email, duh. I also wanted to comment that CHADD is a highly respected organization in the field and anyone who is interested or concerned could do a lot worse than to have a look at their website.
Dana On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:28:30 -0500, Sandy Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject lately since a close friend > is ADD and I am helping to coach him (create structure and stability) since > I seem to have a natural knack for it. > > First thing is to get a diagnosis. A good first step is to get the book > "Driven to Distraction" which has a good checklist of symptoms. (Most of us > have some of these symptoms some of the time so what you are looking for is > to determine if some or most of the symptoms are with you the majority of > the time). > > After that, find a ADD practioner in your area, CHADD is a good resource. > http://www.chadd.org > > Not all of ADD is negative. I am finding that a lot of what I admire in my > friend is a direct result of the ADD (empathy, intuitiveness and > creativity). The trick is managing the ADD to make it work for you and not > against you. > > If you want some book recommendations, let me know > > Sandy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marlon Moyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:28 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Adult ADD > > I'm starting to think that I might have adult ADD. Anyone know how you go > about getting diagnosed? Anyone else been diagnosed with it? > > Marlon > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143084 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
