Adults with ADD/ADHD

I notice that there are almost no ADD/ADHD communities on Dreamwidth, despite a few being on Livejournal. In fact the only one I could find was adhd_chicks which is all very well and good if you are a female like me, but what about the poor guys out there?

Anyway I was just diagnosed with ADD a couple of months ago and am on day 2 of a medication trial which I have been writing up in my personal journal and I thought that weekly summations might be of use to other people. The ramblings are mostly just about how I feel each day, if I've found any noticable side-effects and whether I've achieved much that day compared to previously.

The name of the community distraction is a reference to the Edward Hallowell books Driven to Distraction, Delivered from Distraction and the forth coming Answers to Distraction. When I was first exploring the posibility of having ADD my psychologist suggested reading Driven to Distraction, I actually borrowed Delivered from Distraction from a friend and was amazed at how perfectly the book described me. I found lot's of helpful little tips from the books and from Dr. Hallowell's website and distraction is such a perfect word for the world I live it. Luckily it was free to use.

Anyway only real rule here is be nice to each other. Be respectful of other people's opinions, just because you are pro/anti medication doesn't mean that you can condem someone for following a route you wouldn't take. Also any long posts (like this one!) please put under a cut to minimise annoyances :) Oh and tags are very helpful. I HATE trying to navigate through LJs and Dreamwidth communities without tags so please use them, I'll create a host for you to choose from but if nothing I've put suits then feel free to make your own.