Hi Nathanial,

Thanks for posting the link to your website. I'll take a look. I'm very keen in connecting to other adults with ADD/ADHD to learn from other's experiences. Not sure whether I've been looking in the right areas or not, but from what I've noticed so far, there does not seem to be that much response to posts or ongoing conversations. Wonder is it because of the nature of ADHD that after the initial interest when someone is first diagnosed, or once treatment starts, interest in a Forum like this fades???

Bye for now...L

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I noticed that many posts go unanswered too. This site has lots of articles on it many are good. I would love to say my site is the best on the web and I believe it is. :)

If you have found either of us then you are finding the right places.

My number one thing to say about adult ADHD is that treatment is self directed. You will be doing the work, even if you have a doctor involved on some level. Taking responsibility for yourself is just what being an adult is about.

By researching you are taking great first steps on getting control of your ADHD and life.

Good Luck!

Nathaniel.

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"If you have found either of us then you are finding the right places.

My number one thing to say about adult ADHD is that treatment is self directed. You will be doing the work, even if you have a doctor involved on some level. Taking responsibility for yourself is just what being an adult is about.

By researching you are taking great first steps on getting control of your ADHD and life."

I'm glad my intuition has pointed me in the right direction as the amount of information on the net can be overwhelming. Especially as now I realise that my hyperfocus/addiction to the net is a big part of my being ADD. I just lose myself with so many new and interesting distractions available to satisfy me...temporarily. Funny how 30 mins on my treadmill which I need to do to try to expend the nervous energy that builds up, and which I get out of at every chance, seems so much longer than 30 mins playing on the net!!! So I'll try to limit my resources to perhaps here and your site until I come to terms with my new diagnosis and and what difference the medication I started taking on July 2, makes. I've done quite a bit of research and so many issues I wondered about myself are all making sense now.

Your comment really hit home when you said "Taking responsibility for yourself is just what being an adult is about." I met my partner when I was only 15.5, and at 18 went from the family home to living with my husband when we got married and unfortunately didn't have children. I've had a wonderful life in so many ways and I guess that I've always been looked after and taking responsibility as an adult is an issue I need to consider. I do have certain traits where I'm inclined to sit back and expect others to provide the answers for me. I often wonder, if I had have had children, and they showed symptoms, I may have looked to myself and been diagnosed earlier. No point in dwelling on what could have been.

Although when I do reflect on the past, it seems I was able to fly beneath the radar, as when certain stressful situations arose like when a job became too overwhelming, I was in the financial position to just leave and start a new one and so the pattern continued. Discipline was not my strongest suit and not very adult behaviour at all.

There was always that nagging feeling about ADD for a very long time, so thanks for you advice, time to take responsibility and get on with it.

Regards L

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