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A couple of days ago I browsed through my books and thought of re-reading one of my ADD books. As I opened it, I saw the date of purchase was September 2008. I was stunned. It’s been a year now since I discovered about my ADD.

It brought me back to the moment when I feel that there was ‘something wrong’ about me. At that time, I came to realise that my mind was always drifted while reading a book or during conversation. It is common for me to miss what I have read in the previous page, making r… Continue

One of the most challenging issue in my ADD is focusing. It is a damn hard work; my mind keeps wandering off wildly and I’ve been having serious problems in taming them. However, I recently learned that I need certain sounds to help me focus, especially for the tasks that requires concentration such as writing and reading. I realised the kind of sounds that help me focus is a low, rumble sound that is produced by fan, AC, laundry machine, or white noise. That is why I always find myself work at… Continue

Forgetfulness and ADD are good friends. In fact, they might be a couple, a match made in heaven. Some forgetfulness are quite silly, can be forgiven, and harmless. But most of the time, it may create troubles not only to you, but also to the innocent people around you. Just what I experienced for the last two days in a row. You are free to judge whether it is a tragedy or comedy. The story goes like this....

Two days ago I went to the gym, in which I've been the member for four year. In that gy… Continue

I received the article below in my mailbox yesterday. It's written by Sari Solden, one of ADD experts and the writer of a book on ADD and women (have you read her book?). I think it's good to share it with you.

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Down to Earth

Well, its Earth Day and so what better a time could there be to get grounded, to become rooted in the way the earth( the world, life) operates and to get in sync with it instead of fighting against it all the time.

So on this Earth Day, I want to talk abou… Continue

For the past few weeks I felt really content. My thesis is progressing well because I finally found a way (several ways, actually) to put all ideas into writing; I could work on it for three hours (usually at the stroke of 20 minutes, I'd be gone, physically, mentally). Yes, finally I could conquer the world!

But to my dismay, it lasted only two weeks. On 3 April, when I was ready to work on it in the library, the brain is cloudy again. I couldn't concentrate, despite every effort I made to foc… Continue