<p>Just thought I'd share this moment.</p>
<p>thats quite ironic :)</p>
<p>Ha! I love it!</p>
<p>Is it a boring book?</p>
<p>hahahahahahahahaahahahahah</p>
<p>which one was it? most ADD books are so boring.</p>
<p>I actually really love it. It’s Delivered From Distraction. It’s helping me a lot. It explains so much of my life. Finally, I know why, although I know I’m intelligent, I flounder in school and life in general.</p>
<p>Wow. I’ve been really meaning to read that book for a long time too.</p>
<p>But I always have a tendency to skip around books. Like read chapter 5 first, then chapter 7, then chapter 2 then chapter 1. =/</p>
<p>This book is set up for that! Trust me! Complete and total life saver. And it helps me know what questions to ask my psychiatrist tomorrow before I start medication.</p>
<p>Oh nice, thanks! 
Btw, just wondering - have you ever been to addforums.com? It’s really helpful in some ways.</p>
<p>How is inattentive ADD going to affect your college choices btw? And major?</p>
<p>Yeah, one of my main issues is that people ALWAYS think ADD = hyperactive ADD. So then they might be skeptical of me having ADD since I’m infrequently hyperactive (although I do pace/fidget a lot)</p>
<p>I’m actually planning on attending a local in-state college. I got a half tuition scholarship. I come from a low income family. Eight hundred dollars a semester… heck yes. It’s BYU-Idaho. They have a super horrible acceptance rate. (They have trimesters so they can accept nearly everyone.) But they do have the idea that everyone deserves and education, and as an ADHD student who struggle severely throughout high school, I think I need a school with that view. I plan on majoring in English with a minor in Secondary Education (and hopefully a double minor in music). I don’t believe I should ever let it inhibit me. I am who I am… I can dwell on it, or I can fight for something I love. I refuse to go to a college that wants a 4.0 student with a perfect SAT score. I can’t do that. It would be insulting myself. I can’t be that perfect student and I can’t be at a school that supports primarily that. I need somewhere that understands I’m different I am currently incapable of a high GPA and test scores. I work hard. I understand. But I can’t pull the grades or scores. It’s just a part of my life.</p>
<p>I haven’t yet! I’ve just started the book. I’ve been on the ADDitude Magazine website which is amazingly helpful. I’m talking to my school librarian a lot. He’s ADHD and has read many journals and text books. He’s a lot of help. </p>
<p>But, I as well am just inattentive with minor hyperactivity. I fidget. I can’t stop talking. Not much more than that on hyperactivity. I’m a compulsive shopper so I guess I’m on the compulsive side some, but what 17 year old girl isn’t. 
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<p>But, I really suggest the book. It helps a lot that it doesn’t need to be read in order. It’s great knowing I do things for a reason and I’m not just lazy, like I’ve believed I was for years.</p>
<p>Ah I see. That’s totally understandable. Your story is very inspirational and I’m happy that you’ve totally accepted yourself and are willing to fight yourself. Yeah, it really is a part of life (and not a part that is inherently “bad”, just one that isn’t the most compatible with many schools/jobs), and there are some paths that are totally compatible for those with ADD. I think some liberal arts colleges (especially the ones that allow you to study whatever you want to) are very ADD-friendly but they’re very expensive so neither of us could go to them (although my mom now thinks that it would have been a better idea for me to go to one rather than the one I currently go to). </p>
<p>Oh okay. Wow, I wonder how your school librarian copes with ADD. Librarians have to do a lot of repetitive work so it doesn’t sound extremely ADD friendly. But on the other hand, they’re pretty much free to do things on their own schedule. </p>
<p>Okay, I’ll check out the ADDitude magazine site. And I’ll definitely read the book too! Good luck with everything!</p>
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<p>Wow that’s such an interesting quote (from the magazine)</p>
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<p>Hey just wondering - do you also find that you often edit posts after you submit them?</p>
<p>I hate reading books. I always forget what i read and usually the books are boring. But if i see a pic or someones face i can remember it forever.</p>
<p>I dont think if i had ADD i would even want to tell anyone cause my one friend has to take the pills and sometimes when he doesnt he goes crazy but he doesnt like taking them cause then he isnt very active and just wants to sit around. I bet the scientists will find out it is really something else soon. Thats what they always do is say something is true and then change their minds later.</p>
<p>I rarely edit posts, because I have to just not look at them again. Otherwise I’ll mull over them way too much. </p>
<p>Have you been to a psychiatrist or seen a therapist about it? I’m about to be put on a 504 Plan. I wish I could have gotten it freshman year, or even sooner. I’m doing mine up a bit different than most. My schedule for school this year is definitely not CC standards.
AP English
AP Macroeconomics
Religious Release<br>
AP Physics (which will soon be replaces with a study hall)</p>
<p>Late Start
Creative Writing
AP Gov.
Teacher’s Assistant (English teacher, but like that shows on my transcript.) </p>
<p>What I’m doing in replacing my physics class with a study hall. I did something similar last year. The school librarian is my mentor. And in his words, he’s a “hard as*,” I’ll be on a very strict schedule with high accountability. I think I have the biggest slacker schedule ever. Thank goodness for AP, right? But it’s my senior year, and therefore I want it to be my senior year. Not a by the book year.</p>
<p>Oh okay I see. Yeah, I see the disabilities office for it. The main problem, though, is that I usually skip most of my classes (this is problematic with a 504 plan, unfortunately) :(. I find it to be much more efficient than just listening to everything, as long as the instructor closely follows the textbook. </p>
<p>Yeah I’ll go to a psychiatrist soon. I also have autistic and anxiety comorbities.</p>
<p>Okay. yes, study halls are so nice. You have a nice schedule. APs are nice (as are AP self-studies). I’m really happy that you’re doing what you want to do and not what someone else wants you to do. Really.</p>
<p>It helps a lot. I’m just currently worried about my minor bipolar condition. I’m suppose to start meds for it, but the meds for it scare me for some reason.</p>