Posted by Saragram on January 8, 2003, at 8:47:52
In reply to Re: New doc is not only benzophobic but stimuphobic! » Saragram, posted by Ritch on January 8, 2003, at 0:44:21
Ritch wrote: "LOL! You just brought up a very interesting idea about checking out stuff at the library. The most overwhelming ADD experience must be going to a super-organized place like a library and trying to find ONE particular thing. I always HATED the library while I was in college. I liked putting together the fruits of the research in a paper, but just couldn't hack DOING the research at the library. I would waste endless hours trying to run down mag. articles, books, etc., and screw everything up. I dropped out of a research methods class (and had to change majors) because of this very problem. I am hoping to try to find a med that doesn't create excessive anxiety that will help with this. Thus far the only two that aren't AD's or pstims have been low-dose Neurontin and low-dose Trileptal. I want to try Straterra soon and see how that goes."
Ritch,
I don't have that problem with libraries, but I do with grocery stores, complicated by the fact that I wear bifocals and have to constantly adjust for them while scanning up and down the shelves looking for a particular thing.
I think what helps me in research situations is the same thing that masked my ADD so much in school and my work life: I have an unusual ability with verbal stuff: Even though I was a B- student, I scored in the high 90s percentiles on the verbal portion standardized tests. I always LOVED taking standardized tests as opposed to tests you were supposed to study for. My memory seems to store things I've read and heard very well, but in a random sort of way. You wouldn't want to play Trivial Pursuit or Jeapardy with me, but I'm a total loss at learning card games.
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