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To: Gauguin who wrote (15498)	12/17/1998 12:31:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Gauguin, I learned a couple of years ago that I have ADD, after years of wondering what was "wrong" with me. I floundered around in school, my memory is pretty good but my concentration sucks, and I am terribly disorganized. I learned techniques for cramming. I would go to every class, take copious notes during lectures, and also while reading assignments, and transcribe my notes three times before every test, with spacing in between, because memory theory says that you have to give the memories time to "grow." Once I developed that technique, my grades improved tremendously. But I didn't know I had ADD until a client of mine noticed that I had all my case files arranged in piles on my desk and tables and a couch, because if I file things away I forget them, and she said, you're ADD, that's horizontal filing. So, I read up on it, and she was right. I find that when I take phentermine, to lose weight, my concentration improves. "Smart drugs" like DLPA help, too. I have seriously been thinking about ritalin. I find that it is very easy to concentrate on the computer, and I think it is because it stimulates the neurons that we ADDers like to have stimulated. Agree?

To: Gauguin who wrote (15498)	12/17/1998 2:32:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

<<When I learned about ADD, boy that explained some whys. >> I hear you there. I scored a 137 on the army IQ tests and had a 129 on my SAT, not genius level but a good average. When I was in school I was thrilled with a C. Oh boy a C,I won't get beat on tonight. Always that same damned note, Bill isn't trying. I finally got to the point I quit trying. Test? I ain't taking no stinking test. I write a whole paragraph as a good answer and I get one word not spelled right and what do I get? A big red check. Last year I was playing chess with a friend. He'd put my Queen in jeopardy and I'd think I'll do this and this going out 5 moves. Trouble was I'd start with move 5 and lose my Queen. Went to a shrink and found I'm ADD. Cure it? No thanks, I don't mind being nuts just as long as I know why.