> the child or adolescent with ADD may have a fixation on and preoccupation with the past. They will offer long, elaborate stories of their childhood without any sense of why it is pertinent to the present situation
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> for many ADDers, taking tests is a torture. The ADDer’s mind seems to freeze up at such times. He (or she) may be able to hold many ideas in mind simultaneously but cannot concentrate on any one of them long enough to answer questions about it
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> ADDers have a powerful need to be the center of attention and are often very entertaining. This is particularly evident in marital squabbles, where the ADDer will play “devil’s advocate,” stirring up arguments
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> ADDers tend to see things in black and white, right or wrong; they are often impatient with others who disagree with them and may become argumentative or oppositional. they don’t understand why other people don’t automatically accept their ideas
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> have a sense that something is missing; they can never quite do what they want to do in the way they want to do it. others are seen as having better lives or more fulfilling relationships.
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> the ADDer’s approach to people is often that of a child: they want to feel close and be close without having to go through the work of relating and connecting. They have an unrealistic view, expecting more intimacy than others are willing or able to give them
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