ADD & Loving It ~ Online video addressing adults with ADD

[brian]

I stumbled upon this fantastic Canadian TV special all about adults with ADD. It is called ADD & Loving It and should be required viewing for newly diagnosed adults and their families :)

brian



*NOTE: I did a search on the previous ADDerWorld blogs and postings in the forum but could not find any reference to this video, sorry for the duplication if this was already brought up sometime in the past.

[inwardsea]

I saw this on PBS recently and loved it. Patrick McKenna is spot on about everything ADD, and he gets the message through with humor and compassion. I found myself laughing so hard (especially when he becomes entranced with TV), that my face hurt! This is a great video to watch on difficult days because it affirms your gifts and allows you to laugh a little. Or alot.

[Trasonda Maharaj]

I have tried and tried to watch this video, it just won't play :(.

[Riri]

Tony,

I've sent an e-mail to TotallyADD.com, the producer of the documentary. They said that on April they will reserve the rights for the DVD production of the film. You can subscribe to their website if you want to be updated on this.

Riri

[TV]

This documentary was recommended to me yesterday, however GlobalTV.com and expired it (the link above doesn't work). I have asked them to re-instate it for a short time, because so many people have recommended it, but I'm not hopeful. Plan B is to ask whether anybody here has a copy to post or are happy to send me (my expense of course),

Cheers all!

Tony

[Riri]

Until now I only managed to watch about 1/3 of it, but I can already say that it's a very good documentary. I wish it would come up as a DVD so I could buy it. I didn't manage to download it.

Anyway, I had both good information and a good laugh as I was watching it. A very witty presentation and sooo ADD. Thanks for sharing it, Brian.

[brian]

Hi Penni and Melissa,

I'm so happy that you both enjoyed the video and found value in it. And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment :)

[Melissa Raines]

This video is absolutely awsome , it outline all the facts along with all the myths , it also depicks all the postive atrabutes of ADD/ ADHD . This video also gave me comfort , letting me know that there are pople all over the world who are just like me .

[spacecatpj]

Hey Brian! What an amazing video! Thanks for sharing! It really gave me a lot to think about! I especially appreciated the part that focuses on the 5 things ADD/ADHDers can do to make their lives easier and more successful (and how it points out that SUCCESS is the key treatment for low self esteem). The video was an excellent wake up call for me when the commentator forewarned ADD/ADHDers not to work for a caricature of a bad 5th grade teacher who is controlling, demeaning, picking on you, putting you (and other employees) down, and who acts like they don't like you all that much (and yet that's a rather common position that many ADD/ADHDers put themselves in). Thanks again for sharing - this was very enlightening for somebody who is very new to all of this.

[brian]

Dana, I agree that the more information made available, the more understanding there would be for people with ADHD but also for their families. I'm still amazed at how ignorant some people very close to me are about ADHD even 10 years after my diagnosis.

Bryan, I am surprised that there hasn't been anything like this video shown on American television. Maybe all the TV studio executives are non-ADDers and do not see the real value in a program like this.

Thank you both for taking the time to comment :)

[Bryan Hutchinson]

Fantastic video Brian - thank you for sharing it! Wish I could embed it on my blog. This is a must watch video, best I have seen yet.