Comments on: What’s In a Name? http://pillsdontteachskills.com/2009/01/19/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/ A Personal Story of Overcoming the Challenges of Adult ADD by Jeff Hamilton / ADD-ADHD Mentoring Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terrance http://pillsdontteachskills.com/2009/01/19/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-66853 Terrance Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:37:07 +0000 http://pillsdontteachskills.com/2009/01/19/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-name/#comment-66853 I just stumbled across your blog, and was intrigued by the name. I am an adult living with ADD, diagnosed at the age of 33. I could go on and on about the challenges. We all can. But I wanted to drop a note because your explanation above lines up well with my experience. I've been taking medication for my ADD since diagnosis, and I concur that reason it helps is because it allows me to use more effectively the tools and skills I need to manage my ADD. For me, ADD is like being locked in a room with no doors, windows, or other exits. In this room, there's a television. It's on, it's loud, and it randomly changes channels every 30 seconds or so. I can't unplug it, turn it down, or turn it off. What the medication does for me is that it turns the volume down on the television, and slows the channel shifting, so that I know when my ADD is kicking in, and I can use the tools and skills I have to manage it, and keep it from derailing me. I just stumbled across your blog, and was intrigued by the name. I am an adult living with ADD, diagnosed at the age of 33. I could go on and on about the challenges. We all can.

But I wanted to drop a note because your explanation above lines up well with my experience. I’ve been taking medication for my ADD since diagnosis, and I concur that reason it helps is because it allows me to use more effectively the tools and skills I need to manage my ADD.

For me, ADD is like being locked in a room with no doors, windows, or other exits. In this room, there’s a television. It’s on, it’s loud, and it randomly changes channels every 30 seconds or so. I can’t unplug it, turn it down, or turn it off.

What the medication does for me is that it turns the volume down on the television, and slows the channel shifting, so that I know when my ADD is kicking in, and I can use the tools and skills I have to manage it, and keep it from derailing me.

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