Information and opinions on health from mouse at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/726119/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/726119/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/726119/index http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/726119/146575/telling-add-effect Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:59:53 -0500 mouse Hi, I'm new here. I was diagnosed with ADD as a kid (not ADHD. Apparently no one but me has plain old ADD anymore) My dad said it ment I just needed to try harder. All my life teachers, sargents, managers, and my parents have been getting mad at me for forgetting things. They say I don't pay attention, don't care or I'm just lazy. Ppl tell me to just focus, just don't forget, or just do it (it= whatever I'm struggeling to do.")When I talk to the... http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/726119/146575/telling-add-effect