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Game Guy, you frame the problem perfectly—for many of us. (I have to say “many,” because the symptoms and issues of forum users seem to be all over the map.) We are unable to focus on a problem we don’t find intensely compelling. Because we can’t “read the whole report” or “do all the research,” we graze information and jump to conclusions. As adept as we may be at connecting dots, we often COMPLETELY fail to grasp the real problem or objective.
So what to do?
Well, if you believe researchers like Russ Barkley, there is NOTHING that ADDers can do short of taking some effective medication (or paying someone to stand over their shoulders to keep them on task). If medications don’t work, or their systems can’t tolerate them, they’re toast. Ditto for organization. Ditto for dealing with procrastination. Having more time won’t help, because ADDers will not turn their limited attentions to any project—particularly a large and/or tedious one—until they have to. When they’re finally wired in, they often can work as efficiently as the next guy; it’s just that they’re a day late and a dollar short. Unfortunately, in the case of ADD, a dysfunctional neurology generally trumps all non-pharmaceutical palliative strategies. Believe me, I wish that weren’t true.
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