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Peer Pressure in General, with ADD or ADHD and Celebrity Influence

March 26th, 2010 · 8 Comments · 01 My Thoughts, Myths about ADD ADHD, News about ADD ADHD, Parenting ADHD Children

 

People of all ages are going to fall to peer pressure, both the good and the bad kind. Yes, there is a good kind of peer pressure, which will enable a person to achieve something better for themselves and possibly for a group. Then there is the bad kind of peer pressure which usually involves getting into some kind of mischief or doing something which one will eventually regret. There are plenty of definitions out there, so I am not going to try and explain all of the types and ways peer pressure exists.

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Adult ADHD Meets the Today Show with Jennifer Koretsky

June 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 01 My Thoughts, Blogs, News about ADD ADHD

Jennifer Koretsky, an adult with ADD, was interviewed recently on the Today show to discuss Adult ADD! It was a fantastic interview and good representation of Adults with ADD and ADHD! Take it mainstream Jennifer! Congrats!

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

For more information about Jennifer Koretsky, please visit her website.

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Michael Phelps Smoking pot, weed, grass or something in a bong?!

February 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Blogs, News about ADD ADHD, Parenting ADHD Children

 

I guess when you are insane famous a little photo can get a lot of attention, especially if you are considered the perfect role model. Truth is, nobody is perfect and nobody should be expected to be perfect. That being said, I read a couple recent blog posts about Michael’s situation and how his actions do, or better yet, do not relate to ADHD. Can you really separate the actions of someone with ADHD from ADHD itself? That’s a very good question. Check out these two articles which take a moment to put this whole shebang in perspective:

Dr. Rory Stern’s take

And another very interesting, no BS article by Jennifer Koretsky

What do you think of Michael’s recent actions concerning smoking marijuana? Related to ADHD? Or just a 23 year old experimenting? Or…

~Bryan

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Blog Blogging Blogger Blogosphere

December 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Interactive ADDer World, News about ADD ADHD, forums 4 ADD ADHD, groups online

I blog, I love to blog – I love to share my personal experiences, thoughts and beliefs with you. I think blogging is one of the most important movements in the new world order. Yes, there is a new world order, more and more people are reading blogs and less people are reading printed newspapers! In turn more newspapers are offering their articles online for free. Good idea! However, it’s blogging in the blogosphere which has caught the world by storm and I mean bloggers who are just writing about what they personally care about, not necessarily about what they are being paid to write or being asked to write. Many blogs have more readership than many traditional newspapers. Why? I think one word can sum it up:

Influence.

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Let’s give thanks! Thanks to you, me and ADHD!

December 9th, 2008 · 10 Comments · 000 Brilliant Reality of ADHD, Interactive ADDer World, Myths about ADD ADHD, News about ADD ADHD, Parenting ADHD Children

ADHD has brought us together in a community of caring and common cause. We have discovered that Depression, PTSD and Fear are not simply the result of ADHD, but more often the negative treatment of one with ADHD by others due to apparent shortcomings in ADHD tendencies. Not only that, but also the way we treat ourselves for ‘not’ measuring up. Through our sharing we give each other hope and aspirations for better tomorrows.

Let’s give thanks that The Brilliant Reality of ADHD is finally seeing the light, we are discovering that there is more to ADHD than the negative connotation associated with the abbreviation.

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One Amazing Woman! Gina Pera, an advocate for those with ADHD.

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments · 03 My Book List, ADDer book reviews, Blogs, News about ADD ADHD, Self Help

To say that Gina Pera is an amazing woman is to understate the awesomeness of this woman, her pure heart and what she has done for the ADHD community. She is intelligent, she is stubborn, she is strong and she is passionate and most of all she sincerely cares. When you put all of that together, as an advocate and supporter of those with ADHD, you have someone who has become a voice of scope and scale beyond “I hope you feel better” to “let’s do something about it!”

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Megan Meier Tragic Death – Depression and ADHD

November 26th, 2007 · 9 Comments · 01 My Thoughts, 03 ADD ADHD Fraud, News about ADD ADHD

By now you have probably read or heard about the tragic suicide of Megan Meier who was only 13 years old. It is reported that Megan suffered from Depression and ADHD, a deadly, yet not so uncommon combination.

Due to Megan’s suicide a lot of people are taking notice and are darn right angry! They should be, but perhaps a bit too late? Dare I say Megan deserved better? So far it seems that neighboring adults had a hand in Megan’s fate by contacting her via MySpace and writing mean, hateful messages. That in of its self is very disturbing and not simply shameful, but evil, if it is true. Having been an ADD child I know what it is like to be different and misunderstood and I had some scruffs with my peers over my behavior, but had an adult taken upon him or herself to deliberately take advantage and mess with my mind – who knows what would have happened or what damage could have been done?

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Comments, Suggestions and Ideas

October 29th, 2007 · 5 Comments · 01 My Thoughts, 02 My thoughts Positive, 03 ADD ADHD Fraud, 4 Men, 4 women, Associations, Co-Morbid?, Myths about ADD ADHD, News about ADD ADHD, Parenting ADHD Children, Paris Hilton ADD, Positive Sides of ADD, Self Help, forums 4 ADD ADHD, workplace-job

The reason I created Adder World was and is to help spread understanding and awareness of ADD ADHD. I speak from experiences I have had, what I have researched and the experiences others have shared with me. I do not claim to be a doctor or any other type of medical professional. If my experiences and what I have observed and therefore write about help bring awareness and inquiry to others, then I am achieving my said goal and hopefully more.

You can help me!

Read on if you really, really want to help…

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Dopamine lower in persons with ADD ADHD

August 9th, 2007 · No Comments · 03 ADD ADHD Fraud, News about ADD ADHD

The Archives of General psychiatry published this month a report which concludes that Dopamine levels were found to be lower in a test group of ADHD adults than in a control group of those not afflicted with ADHD. You can read the report by visiting the Archives web site and the report name is Polymorphisms of the Dopamine D4 Receptor, Clinical Outcome, and Cortical Structure in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Here is the link:

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News about ADD ADHD

August 1st, 2007 · No Comments · News about ADD ADHD

Here is a listing of sites that post News about ADD ADHD. From what I have checked these sites are regularly updated.

http://www.topix.net/health/adhd

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/adhd/

sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/add_and_adhd/

http://www.additudemag.com/

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