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I think one of the big issues here is breaking this whole issue down into ADD/ADHD in adults and "children" and I say that in quotes because 11 and 14 and 17 year olds should not be diagnosed in the same way.

Regardless, I can say that I have it, in fact looking back I've had it since at least high school.

One of the classic symptoms is the ability to do well and in fact outshine your peers when under pressure or stress.

for the last 14 years I have done very well professionally, but looking back on those 14 years I realized how destructive the constant pressure and stress was. Not overall life stress but situation to situation. My major success in life was always professional, otherwise I was a classic loner type so I took extra pride in how well I did on the professional side of life.
It got to the point due to age where I simply couldn't get some project done running on stress alone.

I saw a doctor, got a pill and it's night and day. I feel it, my parents see it and every friend of mine sees it.

maybe ADD/ADHD is a chicken or the egg problem, where it's some sort of mental "evolution" (that should cause some fun) due to the way our culture is now structured with massive amounts of media stimulation.

I think a society of say 100 years ago where you could go for a walk or read a book amounted to mental stimulation.

just my $.02

I think a society of say 100 years ago where you could go for a walk or read a book amounted to mental stimulation.

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I can remember back before they outlawed walking and reading. Things were so much better and nobody was ever tense. Those were the days. WTH are you talking about? Maybe you should turn off the computer and read a book or go for a walk.

I saw a doctor, got a pill and it's night and day. I feel it, my parents see it and every friend of mine sees it.

Congratulations. I know how you feel.

As for the chicken/egg thing. There's a strong genetic link to ADD/ADHD. You may inherit it, but it doesn't always express itself. The books Driven From Distraction/Delivered from Distraction will make you laugh/cry when you read them because you will see yourself in much of the book as he chronicles many of his patients.