The "Ultimate COJ Thread About Nothing" Thread # 3 (Page 79)

What's the difference between ADD and ADHD?

Not bad....It has a light yellowish color and a decent flavor.  I prefer a heavier beer though.

Being horny?

Assuming a serious question....

ADD can broken into sub-types.  ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is one of those subsets.  The differentiation is that ADHD has the obvious hyperactive side.  This is what most people think of when they think of ADD (the kid who can't sit still and seems to be running on batteries).  This isn't always the case, though.  I tend towards the other end of the spectrum.  I will end up not moving for long periods; I can't decide what to do, so I end up doing nothing.  It seems counterintuitive.  Keep in mind that ADD isn't just a lack of focus.  It's also an inability to stop focusing as well (hyper-focus).  I have literally gotten so involved in a task that I have to be physically shaken out of my focus.  Of course, once I'm out of it, it's almost impossible for me to get back into it, or anything else for that matter.

Interesting.  I never knew about the other side of the coin.  I always assumed the 'deficit' in ADD meant that it was the shear inability to focus. 

Today's biology lesson goes to Scout. 

Well, when you have it, you look into it and learn about it.

For the record, I take meds for it. 

Were you diagnosed as a child or an adult?

Adult.  But I know I had it as a kid.  Good possibility for my poor performance in school. 

Alot of it.  I was very similar.  Struggled doing homework, because it was mostly "busywork", but did well on tests.  I can focus really well on things for a period of time, then I'm spent.  In a way, the focus is good, because the firehose of thoughts in my mind let me run through possibilities very quickly.  I'm amusing to watch, too, because I talk to myself, and you can see the different processes running themselves through.  I think that's why I'm good at programming.  The focus, the ability to process multiple pathways quickly, adaptability....