not being able to edit posts, pressing submit impulsively - who suffers more than those in this ADD forum from that combination.

ADD doesn't exist, he said.
it's true that many gifted people display some of the same outer signs as those with ADHD (inattention, impulsivity, running a million thoughts in the head, working a few hundred projects at once, bouncy behaviour), but that's no excuse for a Doctor of Psych to dismiss the idea of ADHD.

He might benefit from a nice long chat with Dr. Ratey.

perfecto! that's what it comes down to. my response to your topic was going to be (and still is to a degree):

everybody with ADD raise your hand(s). now wave em like you just don't give a shit about somebody's over-intellectualized take on all of us who don't really have a disorder which impairs some critical capacities to function in today's world. we abound because natural selection lets us through the net. in more dire circumstances, we're the risk takers willing to do all sorts of stupid shit on the spurt of the moment, so i can see how society is just coming around to the idea that we're a legit segment of the population, treated or otherwise. we've been the write-offs of history, for the most part. there are the crazy inventive infamous ADDers throughout time, but nowadays...watch out!

my actual factual response is that he's technically correct in a very relativist sense, but beyond that, it really minimalizes a real experience for many of us. and generally not a sun-shiny one at that. it makes you wonder how he treats his patients (in both senses of the word treat). i'm not saying he's a bogus doc. if you like him and he's helping, stick with him. was that even part of the story?

i was lucky to go to the AD/HD Clinic of Eastern Iowa, whose main dude had a bit on the news at noon taking calls and answering questions about raising children. he was also a recovering ADDer and his ability to flag some bullshit was uncany. sweet.

rock on with your ADD! make the world restructure around you. if that's even possible. who knows.

that's a rather interesting observation. from an article i just read in scientific american i thought around 35 it's just called getting old. not to say that 35 is in any way old, but the brain starts it's final descent prior to landing and things like memory and quicktitude have to be honed. when you take out the conncective tissue of any structure, something's bound to shift, sink or collapse. but i think it's all just the aging process.