I'm Nick, originally from Green Bay, WI and now residing in Madison, WI.  I'm 33 right now, though I wasn't diagnosed until I was 29 with ADHD. I won't bore you with my whole story, but I was once a comedian and now I've settled into a different role that is a lot more ADHD friendly in my work life. In my spare time, I teach a course on ADHD at the University of Wisconsin.I consume a lot of material on ADHD - every day I try to read at least 30 pages in a book on ADHD or consume some resource…See More

I rode along to play the role of a moral supporter today as a friend took a big step in her relatively new ADHD journey. To set the stage - she's a great woman, but ran into some trouble a few years ago during a particularly isolated Wisconsin winter and was diagnosed with atypical depression.  She was put on Wellbutrin and it had some positive effects.  She's mostly thought of herself as depressed these last couple of years.  In getting to know her, she's told me some things about her life…See More

I had a chance to read Robert Whitaker's Anatomy of An Epidemic not too long ago and I'll say it really has given me some insight into ADHD and the way I treat it (30 mg Adderall XR 2x a day).  I kind of like the medication…See More