ProfDD

There are not as many face-to-face support groups as there should be. If you can’t find one, try to start one. There are on-line groups also. Although they are very good, you get something else from face-to-face.

Even if you don’t really “qualify” for an AD/HD diagnosis, you might have the attention deficit syndrome and could benefit from the kinds of drugs and psychotherapy used to treat AD/HD. Folks with the syndrome benefit from developing habits that provide structure for their life and skills that can overcome some diffiulties they get into. They don’t have to become completely different people, because they often have strengths derived from their AD/HD.

The science of AD/HD is not very far advanced, although more is being found out all the time. Adult AD/HD is not well studied at all. Trying to find out about the science is just a start, anyway. It’s good to share the experience of AD/HD with others who have it and to try to explain it to those who should know about it.