Ok so now that I got that previous comment out of my system, I would like to further comment on how beneficial and educational this website is for both diagnosed and “normal” people. SALAD MONSTER IS A MEAT EATER! Ok, so the previous comment and this one is IT. Now, it’s time to proceed with “normality”. I was diagnosed with “an unusual form of ADD” as a young child (age 
when we first moved here. My mother proceeded to enroll me in a group therapy class with other children my age. I walked out and said “mom those kids are weird!”! The psychologist then informed my mother that it was a misdiagnosis, “What is he doing here? Your son does not have ADD!” After much more psych testing, I discovered I have a Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Non Verbal Learning Disability. In highschool, I still was not happy with my lack of focus and being constantly distracted, so I went to a Pediatrician who specializes in ADD. After he reviewed my report cards, and I answered a quiz, he informed me that I do indeed have ADHD. He put me on Dexedrine, which caused me to lose a lot of weight and I was already very slight. In addition to this adverse effect, I became belligerent and more aggressive than usual, so I stopped the medication. In my first senior year, at this special arts school, I became very depressed and manifested symptoms of OCD and Anxiety/Panic Disorder. A very good psychiatrist who specializes in mood disorders prescribed Paxil and I’ve been on it now for 9 years. I took the test tonight, “Got ADD” and scored with an inattentive subtype of ADD. It makes a lot of sense, but I refuse to go on any other meds. Hopefully I can learn effective non-med treatment for this common neurological disorder. Thanks for reading my story.
Re: Hi and Thank you2011-04-09T02:42:25+00:00