Where is there a good online ADD support group with active interaction for people with ADD?
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Check out the links I've posted below. As someone with ADD I know how difficult it can be. The first one is the National ADD Association. The second one is a site explicitly for adults and children living with ADD and the third is a mental health site, which also has some helpful links.
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Try www.talkcity.com. Its a nice non crowded place, and doesn't have all the freaks and weirdo's you will find on yahoo or MSN!
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try visiting some online forum.Try out the members area you find plenty.
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here you go :P\nwww.disabled-dating.com\nwww.lovebyrd.com\nwww.abilityfriends.com\nwww.disabledunited.com\nwww.youreable.com\nwww.head-over-wheels.com\nwww.discovertechnology.com/PenPals/DAP.html\nwww.friendshipcenter.com\nwww.disability-dating.com\nwww.friendmingle.com
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I have ADD as well.  What works me best is a timer.\n\nWhen I started this, I would set my timer for five minutes and work for only those five minutes.  When that was up, I would reward myself.  I continued doing this until and slowly increased the time; thereby training myself to work for longer periods.\n\nI now bounce between 15 minutes (for when I feel antsy or weekday evenings when I have several different tasks to work on), 30 minutes or an hour (when I'm feeling pretty driven and I have a major project I'm working on).   Most places I've seen recommend that you work no more than an hour without breaks.\n\nThis may sound like you won't get anything done, but you will be amazed at how much you can get done in just 5 minutes.\n\nETA: ignore Don.  I had ADD well before anyone could tell me what it was.  And I KNEW that I had a problem most people didn't, I just didn't know what it was. When I found out what ADD was (after I graduated college) I was finally able to deal with it effectively.\n\nETA2: desabol has some good suggestions - I want to make some enhancements:\nGetting organized - lifehacker.com has some great suggestions, but I really recommend you start with a to-do list of some kind.  It could be a word document, a 5x7 card stack, or an online to-do - find what works best for you.  This is how I get organized at work.  \nYou don't have to finish one item on your list before you start another.  I often leave projects in the middle and go do something else.  This keeps me from getting overwhelmed with everything I need to do.\nMinimal distractions.  I don't know about you, but very few things use all of my brain.  I find that if some part of my mind is being ignored it can become the biggest distraction of all.  So you need to figure out what are your distractions (for me, it is anything in print and anything that moves), and what can calm that part of the brain that wants attention. Again for me, that is music and I find that photographs of outdoor places also calm me down.\nNotes I write straight onto my to-do list at work. \n\nAnother ADD specific point.  It's easy to get into a what-to-do Catch-22.  You need to wash the dishes, but you need to pay bills, but you need to do laundry, but you need to get the dishes done...\nThe way to solve this is to choose an arbitrary pattern.  I go around my house clockwise (one room per time block) even if the bedroom just needs picking up and the bills are overdue, I'll still start with the bedroom and ignore the bills till I get to them.
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GO TOO YAHOO.COM,there should be something there that might help you.
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There is a growing number of professionals who are choosing to specialize in the treatment of adults who have ADD and ADHD, so your choices of treatment (if you are considering it) are far better than they were not long ago. The first thing that you might want to investigate is finding a professional who can administer testing to ascertain whether you have ADD or ADHD. This information is helpful, not only for you, but for whatever professionals you might choose for intervention (medication, therapy). You do have the right however, to simply go to your general physician and explain that you suspect you may have ADD/ADHD. Depending on the physician, you may be offered one of the many ADD/ADHD medications or you may be referred for therapy/counseling. Your insurance coverage wll dictate what type(s) of interventions you will be covered for and the number of sessions in therapy/counseling you will be allotted (when you have reached the limit, your physician or therapist does have the ability to appeal for more sessions, if they can substantiate the need). \nI think the best advice is to stay positive. ADD and ADHD are sources of strength. As individuals with ADD and ADHD, we are resourceful, creative thinkers who have the ability to put 110% into anything we put our mind to. There are several online communities with wonderful people who support one another and celebrate ADD and ADHD as positive; connecting with them may also help you learn more.
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Check the CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).  The site has info for adults and employment problems, advocacy, health insurance, professional directory, and a resource center.
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Any social networking sites like Yahoo 360 or MySpace are good bets.  Try creating your Yahoo 360 page and browsing to find people you would like to add.  Use the messaging feature to introduce yourself as good courtesy when adding people.  Once you have virtually met a few people, I found using instant messaging is a great way to ramp up your typing speed and learn some colorful vernacular - albeit limited to mostly online speak :)
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I have a 26 yr old son with Autism and ADD and he is the biggest blessing in my life.  Try to find support from other parents in your community.  Check out www.PHP.com (there are groups like PHP all over North America.\nAlso I love the books  "Laughing & Loving with Autism" by R. Wayne Gilpin.  Also read "Ten Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew" by Ellen Notbohm.  I also used prayer to help us through the rough spots...there is light at the end of the tunnel..  Autistic kids are truly wonderful...write down what they do and say...we used sign language until our son could talk and it worked very well.
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Another place to "talk" to others is the mental health sanctuary online. \n\nhttp://www.mhsanctuary.com\n\nThey have postings and areas for families of people with various mental health disorders. They have an area of resources for books and materials and a list of counselors as well.\n\nHope that this helps!
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My favorite site is angelicfixins.. where you can go for free computer help and trusted programs from trusted sites. All kinds of stuff to do here. There is caption of the week and funny photo of the week, there is topic discussions of the week which the discussions are very intense but good. Much stuff to do here... I like it!\n\nYou have to register but its free and worth having a look at...\n\nhttp://1.myfreebulletinboard.com/index.php?mforum=angel
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Go to yahoo groups - http://groups.yahoo.com/.
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There are several networking services and autism discussion forums in your area. Some you may want to check out include:\nhttp://www.autismlink.com/discussion/\nhttp://www.autismlink.com/states.php?state=CT\nhttp://www.autismsocietyofct.org/\nhttp://www.ctfeat.org/\nhttp://www.ct-asrc.org/\nhttp://www.ctautism.org/\nBest wishes!\n~Shanynn
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Personaly, my favorite is delphiforums.com - you can start forums for free, but you really get a lot of good admin options if you pay the fee. But you don't NEED to pay. And there are tons and tons of people on delphiforums.  I have a few forums there, and there are dozens of active posters in just one of my groups alone.
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http://www.altavista.com/web/results?itag=ody&q=+Eating+disorder+therapy+or+support+groups+in+the+albany%2CNY&kgs=0&kls=1
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go to yahoo groups and join a group. I personally like the group called NO FEAR SAFE.