do people with ADD have crappy lives?

[MarcE10]

is it true that people with add pretty much will have a crappy life? i read that theyre bound too fail at everything and that they have terrible social skills and i have add and it ***** and is very annoying to have. i ask this question because its my senior year so im basicly starting life

[ku111]

Try sitting at the front of the class.  It is very difficult to concentrate if you have others moving and fidgeting around you.  This helped me a lot in college.  Talk to your counselor at school and tell them of your concerns.  See if they have other suggestions too.  Why did you go off the meds?

[MarcE10]

ill admit it gives me a bigger imagination and im realy into artsy stuff so thats cool but as a child and even now in class things go through one ear out the other and i find myself pretty uniteligent for my age yesterday we read a book i swear i was listening the whole time then when we got the questionaire on the 1st 2 chapters i could barly awnser any of them my twin brother who has it too couldent either i dont know i think i have a confidence problem. i have been on meds i dont remember if it helped but the doc told me to stop taking them

[ku111]

Good!  I am glad!  Thank goodness that not everyone is the same.  How boring would that be?  You know how you can sit on a seat in downtown and your jaw hurts after a while because of the people you watch?  Ok.  I personally, don't want that to change!LOL  

[MarcE10]

k cool thanks for brightening me up

[MarcE10]

k cool thanks for brightening me up

[ku111]

I am an adult and have probably had ADD all my life.  I was dx in my late 20's.  I am a nurse and do very well.  My son is 18 and has ADD and is starting pre med in Fall.  So, no you can do anything you want.  Talk to a dr. to see if they can help.  Some people have depression, some have ADHD, some have disabilities, but we all find a place.  What is normal?  I don't know one single person that doesn't struggle with something and we all do just fine!  It is what makes me ME.  I am grateful and can think of many other things that would be much worse.  Thank gosh!  I have told the school systems for years 'if I wanted a cookie cutter kid...I would have ordered one".  I don't!  I like the one I have just the way he is and I can't wait to see how he will change the world!  Wishing you the best!  ((hugs))

[Ari_eliz]

It is not true. AT ALL. Life is what you make of it, you cannot let a.d.d. control you. If you have made it to your senior year of high school- i think you will be just fine. If your a.d.d is a continuous problem for you, speak with your doctor about medication or about changing your current dosage, but do not think that your a.d.d. makes you destined for a terrible life. I know many successful people who have made it through college and through starting-level jobs that have a.d.d. and a.d.h.d. Treat your condition has a blessing instead of a hurdle to overcome.