Archive for the ‘Attention Deficit Disorder’ Category

ADD and Employment Update

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Since my last post about this some things have changed. I spent a few weeks looking for a position in a creative field which is my main passion (music). I knew it wouldn’t be easy to find so I’m not particularly discouraged that I didn’t. I did find a few non-paid jobs in film which […]

Attention Deficit Disorder, Education, and Employment

Friday, October 5th, 2007

On an abstract level I’ve understood the statistics about Attention Deficit Disorder and employment. On average, people with ADD make much lower salary and are unemployed more than non-ADDers. But as happens so many times in my life, I thought that it didn’t apply to me. I think I was wrong.
I’ve owned a number of […]

Getting healthcare coverage for ADHD is difficult

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

The other night at a CHADD meeting we had a guest who was very angry and very depressed. She was ADD and had depression but was unable to get treatment. Her healthcare provider Kaiser-Permanente would not give her any treatment. Apparently they do not have any doctors knowledgeable about ADD, and are not particularly concerned […]

Sept. 19 is AD/HD Awareness Day

Friday, September 21st, 2007

I thought this was a big step in the right direction. It may not have changed anything in and of itself, but hopefully it’s a sign that the government and the mental health community will start paying more attention to ADHD. I sure hope so…
A quote from CHADD’s announcement:
The U.S. Senate has designated September […]