Posted by Ritch on March 10, 2002, at 14:45:38
In reply to Re: ADD experience w/bipolar w/o » JohnX2, posted by IsoM on March 10, 2002, at 13:56:24
....People with ADD have smaller working memory RAM & my mind would drop extra bits while I was working on problems. (Like having tiny hands trying to hold the same amount in them as someone with big hands - don't know if that makes sense to you.)
Wow, you just explained that to a "tee"! It is like only having a limited amount of temporary storage space. I remember trying to manipulate complex equations and always "dropping" or "flipping" something and winding up with the wrong answer over and over again-just wanted to scream. It was literally like needing to *juggle* four balls in the air at the same time. I could get two or three going, and then someone would toss me the 3rd or 4th ball and I would drop all of them.
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> I have ease of comprehension & seeing how to solve problems/situations etc but can't juggle & manipulate too many ideas in my head at the same time. I really believe people with ADD do far better with understanding & comprehending concepts, linking ideas & solutions together, and not nearly so well with tasks that require one to remember & manipulate a lot of detail together at the same time.
I find that meds that work the best for attention actually make it *more* difficult to *multitask*.Mitch
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