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Jane D.
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Emotional Striptease: Tales of Me, Myself and ADD

Jane D. is a renaissance ADD woman in her early 30s who graduated magna cum laude from college and has held 12 jobs in 10 years. Read her dizzying, refreshingly honest online diaries here...

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Killing Fish
I'd slept like a pig and broken all the self-made resolutions. Why even take the Adderall, I wondered?
posted: Tuesday May 6th - 10:18am
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Winter Blues, Paving the Way for a Spring Funk
I calculated the cost for ADD meds and therapy as $10,000 a year, and felt like I was backed into a corner, suffocating.
posted: Friday May 2nd - 11:02am
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Bill Mehlman
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Spinning My Wheels: Treating Adult ADHD With Humor - and Meds

Bill is a native New Yorker, congenital Yankee fan and ADHD adult capturing his daily thoughts, discoveries and research on adult ADHD here. Read Bill Mehlman's blog »

Black-Belt Therapy

The search for composure and concentration in tai chi can provide concrete, and frequently elusive, focus to ADHDans.
posted: Friday May 9th - 8:39am
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A Life Less Boring
The meandering path of a ADHD brain on (and off) the job.
posted: Thursday May 8th - 8:49am
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Seeking ADHD Bloggers
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