Famous Living Confirmed People with ADD ADHD
Journalists
Know of any famous publicly confirmed living
people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
There are already a few lists out there of famous people with
ADD-ADHD but most of those people are dead and as far as I
know most did not confirm they had ADD when they were alive.
Yes I know that when you read about what Thomas Edison was
like, it sure sounds to me like he had ADD, but I don't know
that for sure.
There is so much negative stigma and misinformation around
ADD. It often seems like it's easier to say you're addicted
to crack cocaine or you're an alcoholic or a gambling addict
than you have an inherited neurobiological condition like
ADD.
Many people who have undiagnosed ADD suffer because there
of the negative media stigma towards ADD and the fact that
most of the "ADD experts" tend to be people trained
in the ideology of pathology and that's what they mainly look
for in people with ADD and consequently that's what they mainly
find and talk about in the media.
There are real negatives associated with ADD but there are
also positive traits as well.
Far too many adults who may have ADD, especially men, don't
want to get a diagnosis screening for ADD in part because
ADD is often portrayed as condition that is nearly solely
negative and some don't want to receive another label that
people around them (spouses, other family members, employers
etc.) can use to condemn, attack and blame them with.
A list of possible role models with ADD who work in different
fields can provide some counter balance to the 98% pathology
model, and to encourage people who think they may have it
to get diagnosed and if they have it seek treatment and a
better life.
I wanted to see a list of living famous or well known people
with ADD that have publicaly stated they have ADD and not
just a list like "I think Robin Williams has ADD".
I think so too, but I don't know for sure. Or just a combined
list of well known people with ADD and or LD (Learning Disabilities)
where they don't say who has LD and who has ADD or both.
Since I couldn't find such a list, I thought I'd create one.
So I've started a section on my website called Famous Living
Confirmed People with ADD ADHD.
Do you know of any famous publicly confirmed,
living people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Let me know, send me the details with the blog/website/book/newspaper/radio/TV
interview where it was confirmed i.e. website, date, page
etc.
Please don't send me info like "I think the actor Joe
Smith has ADD". I want publicly confirmed, living, famous
people with ADD ADHD to add to my list. I'll be also cross
posting the listing to my blog.
Thanks.
Pete
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