Re: More information and help for the over 70's with ADD, please.

[Anonymous]

Hi there!

I’ve been reading these posts and am very excited to find out that there could be hope for me since I will be 64 this summer and I’ve struggled through life totally impaired but never aware of it. I took the online test and according to my answers I definitely am ADD.

I was a great disappointment to my Mom and Dad who subsequently focused all of their attention and praise on my younger brother through our lives but when he died of cancer 5 years ago my parents freaked out because they had to rely on me in their advanced years and that was, to them, a disasterous situation.

My Mom just passed away a couple of months ago and I know my Dad thinks I’m an idiot so he won’t allow me to help him at all. This has been so hard for me to comprehend until the other day when he made a comment to me out of the blue, that he and my Mom had me tested as a child because all of a sudden my grades dropped in school and he said this to me ” Do you know you tested so high on those tests that they told your Mom and I that you were a Genius” then he went on to say “It’s just a shame you were so lazy and didn’t go to college” that’s when I decided to find out what is wrong with me……now I know.

So, I live in a tiny mountain town and probably don’t have access to doctors that specialize in this so can a person do therapy online? If so any suggestions as far as doctors or coaches that might be sensitive to more mature patients willing to go through the steps? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

lerussell

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