Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ref
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Good day,
I dont know if i have ADD. I am 32 and find my self very absent minded. At work i misfile items, put things in wrong place, sometimes miss out numbers of deposits.
On job application forms i sometimes put the wrong info then realize 1 minute later i put the wrong info in wrong place.
It is like being absent minded and not paying attention. Is this ADD and if it is or not what is it that could do or not do.
Dear Sam,
Thanks for asking me your question. I apologize for my slow response.
I strongly suggest that you try this on-line self test at http://www.oneaddplace.com/add-test.php and if there are strong indicators of ADHD, then you read more about it and decide how much these things are bothersome in your life. If you feel you would be more productive and more functional with intervention, you might look at medication or therapy.
Many Blessings to you in you search from knowledge.
Christine
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Christine D. DeLoatch, MA CCC-SLP
Expertise
My expertise is both personal and professional. I am an adult with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, and I am an ASHA certified Speech-language pathologist. I worked in the school system, giving direct theraputic servies to children with both language difficulties and attention deficit disorder. (I am very familiar with the IEP process and the IDEA.)I have consulted on-line, in person and via the telephone with a number of parents of children with ADD.
Experience
My area of expertise lies in my holistic approach to ADD and other similar neurologically-based conditions including Non-verbal learning disorders. I am a researcher of medical treatments, studies regarding concrete documentation of the geographical differences in the "ADD" brain (PET scans, SPECT scans, etc.) herbal treatments, functional organizational strategies for children and adults (stuff that'll get you through the day; sensory techniques for relaxation and stress relief; and organizational tools - from the technological to the home-grown type. I am also a researcher of other conditions that are frequently co-existing with ADD. I have read extensively about women's issues and am an empathetic individal who would like to share strength, hope, experience and education.
Organizations
I hold a Certificate of Clinical Competency issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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