Many ADDers are successful. I am an RN who has been in the field for over 25 years. Jet Blue owner is noteable is also ADD. So are the Drs who run these sites and write many of the books. The people who are not successful maybe ADD or not. Some people no matter how hard they try may not succeed . And why would you call them bad people jurst because they aren't successful doesn't mean your bad or if you are successful good. Character is not ADD it just a diagnosis for something that is not a characteristic flaw.

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Please accept my apology for being inconsiderate. I did not mean to negatively label adhd behavior or minimize its impact on the typical adhd sufferer. I just tend to sometimes get carried away and say things that are inappropriate and hurtful and then later on I am made to regret saying them. Of course, there are successful ADDers. Apparently you are one and I did not hardly intend to try to ridicule you. But really, most adhd sufferers are not so fortunate. I just need to understand that a person who may have tried to succeed in various aspects of life, and has come up woefully short, - is that person suffering from a legitimate medical condition. I and most people I think, have always been taught that the person who does not make it is really in the final analysis, a bad person. He or she just hasn't tried hard enough or his character has somehow been lacking . As a result, he or she has become a failure and deserves his or her lot in life. In other words, I guess I'm trying to understand the difference between a 'no good slacker' and a person suffering from a treatable illness. Again, please forgive my poor choice of words.

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