Adult ADD

Famous People With Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders ... though not all these famous people have been "officially diagnosed," they have exhibited many of the signs of ADD, AD/HD & LD. The point of this list is to inspire those of us who have similar challenges. (We thank the Kitty Petty ADD/LD Institute for this valuable contribution to One ADD Place.)

Albert Einstein, Galileo, Mozart, Wright Brothers, Leonardo da Vinci, Tom Cruise, Charles Schwab, Henry Winkler, Walt Disney, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Henry Ford, Jules Verne, Alexander Graham Bell, Woodrow Wilson, Nelson Rockefeller, Tomas Edison, Gen. George Patton, Agatha Christie, John F. Kennedy, Pete Rose, Robin Williams, Louis Pasteur, Werner von Braun, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Robert Kennedy, George Bush's children, Prince Charles, Gen. Westmoreland, Eddie Rickenbacker, George C. Scott, George Bernard Shaw, Beethoven

“The ADHD adult may have the same challenges as the ADHD child with the main difference being that adults have more sophisticated coping mechanisms than children. Behaviors may include: difficulty staying organized, difficulty finishing a task, procrastination, trouble maintaining relationships or controlling their moods, very impulsive, and/or poor financial management.”

If you think you may be an adult with ADD (or if someone who loves you thinks you have ADD) you can take a short diagnostic test and see how you score. Go to http://www.oneaddplace.com/addcheck.htm to find this test. If you read through the test and think, "WOW!, that sounds just like me!" you should consider talking to your family doctor. Adults can have ADD and they can benefit from medication such as Adderall XR. Life can become much different - and much better - with appropriate medication. Been there, done that in our household and life is good.