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Omigod! Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover Home Edition has ADHD
and is stumping for Adderall! See http://www.adderall.com/ty

I don't know why this is freaking me out. Maybe it's because I used to
take Adderall, and it helped a bit. But I've been taking stimulants for
about a decade, and still, I can barely clean up the kitchen. Even thinking
about an extreme makeover for a house makes me feel anxious. Where
would one begin? How about in the kitchen? Oh yes, there are cookies in
the kitchen! Yumm! I think I'll get one... but wait, maybe I should check
my email first. Hmmm... there's my prescription bottle on top of the
computer. Looks like I need a refill. I think I'll call the doctor for an
appointment. Damn, where is my cell phone? It's probably upstairs... uh
oh, the stairs need vacuuming. I really should vacuum someday...

I don't think anybody's going to watch that TV show.

Oh wait, Ty Pennington is probably just a TV host type guy. And he
probably doesn't know a thing about making over homes -- he's reading
a script! Hey, I could do that too. Whew. I feel better about myself. :-)

It is funny I am reading this this AM. I just sent Ty and email yesterday and asked him to be our National Spokesperson for a project called: Development of a International Electronic Campaign to promote the Advantages of Hiring AADDers. I take Adderall RX and it is working for me so far. I'm 46, ADD all my life.  Hope you decide to help:

We need a Media Campaign that talks about the advantages of hiring AADDers . I need your help on this project to build a website exclusively for AADDer (Adults with ADD) and put only positive info on it about the Advantages of hiring ADDers. Hopefully, if we all tell someone about it, we can get it done without anyone having to donate a lot of time.

Mostly, you will just need to mention it to someone like your therapist, pharmacist, prinicipal, employer, college, etc. If each of them buy-in and support spreading the news on their websites that AADDers are advantageous employees to hire, then maybe more people will be more patience, support us (and our kids) having to go to the doctor and getting back late because we left our employee badge in the dr. off and had to go back to get it or not put us on probation or fire us.

It took 46 yrs for me to believe I am a vaulable employee and when I get another job, I am going to prove it. Send me a PM and tell me your story and why you want to help. Thanx for listening, obviously I got carried away. Forgive me, its my ADD!

Hey, I checked that out.  The fist time I saw Ty I knew he was so animated and hyperactive but didn't really make the connection with AD/HD.  That was before I came to this site but now it is no surprise to know he has AD/HD.  Even if Adderall didn't help you it is nice to see a star pitch the other side of it - that medication does help some people. Thanks for the site.  I really love Ty.  He was so funny on Trading Spaces.

Seeing Ty's energy level sure fits with ADHD. He's also a terrific example of how to make it work for rather than against you.

Remember that one of the side-effects is creativity and the ability to hyperfocus. I think that for many of us it's a matter of learning how to manage and channel those abilities to enhance rather than detract from our life.

I'd be surprised if he also hasn't learned how to create a team to support those things he sucks at. Any smart leader does this but I suspect it's even more important for us AD(H)D folks to learn how to do. It really does take a village to make things happen and part of growth is learning to take advantage of each person's strengths and talents. But then, life would be awfully boring if there weren't constant challenges to have to learn how to overcome.