Stories of an ADD Adult

Half the time when I read articles about adult ADD, I end up disgusted with what the writers have to say.

An article in Wired Magazine by Evan I. Schwartz describes adult ADD:

Adult ADD is marked not only by a short attention span but also by a multitasking mind. Anxious to avoid boredom, those afflicted are constantly scanning their environment, searching for all things captivating.

I am completely disgusted with this characterization.

I am never anxious to avoid boredom. In fact, I am rarely ever bored. Most things are fascinating and interesting to me. I don’t remember the last time I was bored because it was probably sometime during middle school, many years ago.

If I don’t have things in front of me to think about, I have millions of ideas in my head to play with. I have so many ideas for projects that I don’t have time to even start all of them.

I constantly think of business ideas and companies to start. If I could only settle on one or two ideas and make them work, I would probably be a millionaire.

My problem is that I jump from idea to idea. My problem is NOT that I suffer from extreme boredom and need interactive media coming at me from every direction to satisfy my bored mind.

I am starting to see ads all over the web about buying Ritalin online. Sometimes I even see those ads here!

It really confuses me. I didn’t think you could buy Ritalin without a prescription. Is it not highly controlled and regulated?

I do wish that Ritalin was a normal, over-the-counter medication. I wish it was potent enough to help people with ADD and ADHD, but not so potent that kids could consume it in large quantities to get high. Having it available over the counter without a prescription would probably reduce the stigma of using it.

After all, cough syrup can be bought without a prescription, and it is abusable, but buying it at the pharmacy does not raise any eyebrows.