Re: Why is ADD such a sensitive subject for some people?

[Anonymous]

I think some people think ADD is “an excuse for bad behavior” both when it occurs in children AND in adults. It’s just so easy to disbelieve or condemn something when you don’t have it or nobody in your family does. It’s sort of like people with no children saying “MY child will never do that!!” And, of course, we who HAVE children, and have had them around for awhile, KNOW that our children could very well do whatever-it-is, at least if we’re in touch with reality, we know that. Or maybe it’s because I have six kids that I believe that so thoroughly! (smile)

Anyway, I’m 68 and I’ve found myself condemning things in the past that I now understand, because I’ve either had experience myself with the thing, or my kids have, or my friends have. There’s nothing like LIFE to educate you–“The School of Hard Knocks,” they call it, and it’s a really GOOD school–what you learn there, you never forget…….but I digress.

There is nothing like ignorance to make a person sure they know/understand EVERYTHING. So if it turns out I have ADD, I’m not going to advertise the fact, because I don’t expect a lot of understanding from the world in general. But I would wish for a little more understanding from my family and extended family. I’ve had problems with both lately, which is one of the reasons I’m seeking a diagnosis.

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