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I am 59 and found out recently that I have ADD, after my 21 yr old son was diagnosed. As compared to many of the members who have posted on this site, I feel truly fortunate that my ADD has not been “debilitating” and that I have been pretty successful on most areas.
I have seen some posts on this site about “programs” that are supposed to help mitigate the effects of ADD and COGMED may be one of them. I am not familiar with any of them, but from what I seem to remember is that they are expensive and do not provide lasting effects. I suspect they exercise the brain, and like muscles, when exercised, performance improves. Stop exercising and the benefits are slowly lost. I seriously doubt that these programs provide a cure.
I, and keep in mind I am just “shooting from the hip”, would recommend that you find a book off Amazon that provides brain exercises or go to a site like Luminosity and sign up for a trial. Both alternatives are far cheaper and can be done at home. You can also try learning a new skill or hobby. What you want to do is exercise and activate areas of the brain you do not normally use. Basically things (diet and exercise) that are good for the heart are good for the brain.
I personally enjoy viewing lectures from the learning company. There is a course on the brain,
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=1580
that I really enjoyed. Although it does not discuss ADD, it does educate the viewer about brain physiology which helps in understanding articles and lectures on ADD. These lectures go on sale at somewhat reasonable prices. A university level course by the best teachers for cheap.
As far as COGMED goes, I would say save you money. I am sure there are those who have tried it and would swear by it.
Caveat emptor.
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I just checked the teaching co site and found
http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=1651
which I shall order today. As you can see if you check the link, the sale price of $40.00 is far less than the normal price of $200.00 for the DVD. All course go on sale at similar price savings. Recently, they have really been having the sales.
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