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Ascending My Loftiest Dreams
The youngest American to climb Mt. Everest explains how ADD... more »
Coming Out Of a Fog
A 40-year-old man turns his life around... more »
Everyday Life Was Hard For Me
The ADHD diagnosis explained so many of my foibles..... more »
Learning From Each Move
I've moved eight times in six years. It's not exactly... more »
Piecing Together My Broken Life
After an ADD diagnosis in his 30s, Michael Anderson lost... more »
Are You Accident Prone, Too?
I blame ADD-related inattention and impulsivity for my near-constant bumps,... more »
'Finally, It Dawned on Me'
This accomplished entrepreneur didn't decipher his symptoms until age 63... more »
How I Channeled My Energy Into Success
As a child with dyslexia, I was scolded for fidgeting... more »
Older, Wiser—Never Late
At 59, a second-grade teacher learns to manage her ADHD... more »
'I Realized Our ADHD Marriage Was in Trouble'
How one husband and his wife repaired their ADHD marriage... more »
CEO Pete Kight on Family, Work, Life
A successful entrepreneur shares his story as an adult with... more »
So This is What 'Normal' Feels Like
All my life I'd struggled withe vague sense that something... more »
How My Workout Worked Out
ADHD occurs throughout my day, every day. But when it... more »
An Anonymous Lawyer Tells His ADHD Story
"I knew that I was smart. But I had idiosyncrasies... more »
Losing It
Every day I wake up knowing that I'll lose at... more »
My Amazing Weight Loss Story
An ADDer loses 80 pounds after her diagnosis... more »
Confessions of a Golf Prodigy with ADHD
In golf, Luke Kohl found an effective outlet for his... more »
The Class Clown Grows Up
Why did it take so long? A former class clown... more »
ADD Set Me Free
I was diagnosed with ADD as a medical student —... more »
My ADD Family
After 10 years of marriage to an ADDer, I have... more »

My ADHD Life: Looking for Work

Carved in Sand Dare to Forgive Worry

Finding a Support Group Facing Non-Believers Fighting Distractions at Work

Adult ADD: Late Diagnosis

College Advice for ADHD Teens

ADHD Parenting Skills

Organization Tips for ADD Adults

Spouses of ADHD Adults

Focus at Work for ADD Adults

ADHD at Work

Diagnosing Children with ADHD

Will This Be on the Test? Sometimes securing academic accommodations for ADHD means forsaking popularity with...
'I Knew I Was Smart:' Tales of an ADHD College Success Story How a struggling student with ADHD earned three degrees and...
The River of Truth It took a father-son camping trip for me to finally...
Rescued From the Mainstream Schools wouldn't give my son a chance...
My Liberating – But Late – Diagnosis "I cried, both fearful of the implications of the diagnosis...
Writing a New Chapter: Discovering My ADD Once her youngest child left home, successful screenwriter Sally Harris,...
Saving Our 'Lost Boy' The decision to send our troubled teen to a therapeutic...
My ADD Wake-Up Call Carolyn O'Neal cried when she was diagnosed with ADD at...

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