Posted by DSCH on October 9, 2003, at 16:20:21
Today is an "off" day for me. I just don't feel like my mental capacity is fully there and it is extremely frustrating, like knowing you own a Ferrari and having it perform out on the street like a Cutlas Sierra. Back when my ADD was just starting to make itself felt (again?) I scored more than 1460 V+Q on the GRE (1490? Lost the darn score sheet!) That correlates to 99.958 percentile or an IQ of 150 (15 SD) or 153 (16 SD). This is not to brag so much as to get across that when "it" is not "there" I feel its loss very keenly. I feel like I should be out there doing some good with "this" rather than struggling to maintain "it". :-(
I am tired with what I know are rather poorly organized attempts on my part to put together an alternative treatment regimen. I am considering enlisting professional help again and I am wondering how to go about this so that I end up with a GOOD, make that OUTRAGEOUSLY EXCELLENT, pdoc. At this point, I am willing to part with a healthy chunk of savings to achieve this, the only restraint being he or she would have to practice within reasonable driving distance from Chicago. I need to put this behind me so I can get on with life and make a living on my own.
I am going to check who Dr. Amen lists as referrals in Illinois. That's about the only idea I have of where to start right now. As much as Doc Amen appears to play the role of self-promoter, his ADD book seems well put together to me.
Oh, I put in a submission to Pfeiffer, but everything is waiting on what the Hope Foundation says and they do not return phone calls. :-( Patience has its limits.
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