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We are pretty equal opportunity, so welcome. There are many different ways that you can learn to focus. The first thing you should do is try to learn a little bit more about what ADD is and what it means in your life. If you have been on Concerta for a while you probably don’rt remember what it was like before the Concerta. Medications can help with focus and correct some of the symptoms, but just like with your keys, not everything goes away. Being only 15 a lot of your problems are being handled by your parents. So use this time before the responsibilities of adulthood and all the myriad of things that go with it to learn who you are. When you find out what makes you concentrate these are skills you should try to replicate. Try doing things early morning when the medication is at it’s peak. If you can, get a notebook and start to write down how you feel at different parts of the day. With my daughters, I have found that they each have their own strengths and weaknesses. So be open to trying new things until you hit on something that you are good at and like to do. This should help with the focus problems at least in the short term. Just be aware that one of the side affects is hyperfocus, so try not to concentrate on one thing to the exclusion of everything else in your life. Good Luck.
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