Re: yeah, that's a felony.

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LSA – I decided a couple of months ago to write a book. The main focus is hidden disabilities and general attitudes toward people with them, the court system’s treatment of people with hidden disabilities and the number of ADDers that end up in prison. My research has shown that between 25% to 75% of the prison population has ADHD depending on which study you look at. With approximately 7.5% of the population (again depending on which study you look at) suffering with ADHD this is a highly disproportionate representation of ADDers in the prison population. We have problems with judgment, as we all know, and it can land us in unfair positions. Currently, the United States court system does not recognize ADD as an “excuse” for making a mistake. I understand (have not totally confirmed yet) that in England, they screen people for ADHD before sending them to prison. I have gotten a glimpse of an attitude of greater acceptance of ADHD there.

I am having my own problems with the legal system. Fortunately I have a lawyer and when I went to traffic court by myself to get a postponement so I could get enough money to pay my lawyer, the judge was very nice and understanding. Since I already had a lawyer he was very willing to grant a postponement. I was terrified. I almost could not speak. This is my worst nightmare. To unintentionally do something that would get me in trouble with the law. I was driving my car with no insurance. I had lost my job, changed my insurance from auto pay to paper billing and forgot about it. I was having nightmares about going to prison, convinced that I was going to die. I also have never been in trouble before. I was so depressed at the time because I had lost my latest and last job that I did not get chatty.

My book writing has stalled a little because my husband is dying. They told him today that he is dying and it was just a matter of time. He is only 62. And I sometimes wonder why I can’t seem to get anything done. DUH

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