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Hyper-Focus Detailed Information About Us Our Mission at DuPage County, Western Suburbs of Chicago, Adult Attention Deficit Disorder ADD Support Group is to:  ¸       Create an atmosphere of honesty, trust, and confidentiality where AD/HD adults can know we are not alone. ¸       Provide education and information about Attention Deficit Disorder. ¸       Learn strategies to better manage our ADHD filled lives. ¸       Give one another emotional and spiritual support. In Life: ADD'ers we have spent our lives feeling blamed, criticized and misunderstood. Therefore, support, encouragement, acceptance, and understanding are essential to recover from the affects of AD/HD. In our Dupage County Western Suburbs of Chicago Support Group: 1.     We have an opportunity to tell our story to fellow ADD'ers who witness and empathize with our past and current struggles. 2.     We encourage one another by sharing our struggles with ADHD, acknowledging gains and understanding losses. 3.     We hold each others' vision by reminding us of our goals and encouraging us to continue reaching for them. 4.     We clear the way for change by allowing us to vent and complain so we can move ahead. 5.     We provide a structure of meeting regularly, allowing us to consistently report our progress and setbacks. 6.     We give one another feedback and support telling us what they see us doing. Typical Naperville ADHD meeting format: Introduction and Announcements ADHD Topic- Speaker or Educational Break into small groups for discussion Return to big group for closing Adjourn to Max & Erma's  A place to have fun, connect with others, and learn more about living with Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD in DuPage County, the Western Suburbs of Chicago.

When & Where:

Individuals from Naperville, Lisle, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Bolingbrook, Darien, West Chicago, Oswego, Carol Stream, Wheaton, Aurora, Downers Grove, St. Charles, Batavia, Westchester, Itasca, Hinsdale, La Grange, Bartlett, Burr Ridge, Elgin, Western Springs meet every Tuesday at 7:00 pm. The first Tuesday of each month is considered an "open" meeting where non-AD/HD adult family, friends, and ADD professionals are invited to attend.

First building on right in the BP-Amoco Complex.

From 88 exit Naperville Road. Turn left at Naperville road (North) Turn Left again at Warrenville Rd. (It's the first traffic light.) Go about 1 ½ miles to Herrick Rd and turn left into BP-Amoco complex. 1^st building on Right.

COMMON SYMPTOMS OF AD/HD

It's important to recognize the areas where you struggle, but NOT to shame and blame yourself for them. Admit them. Take responsibility for them. But let go of thinking you have to be great at everything. Let you be you. Put the number 0-5 after the symptom as it applies to you 0 = doesn't apply, 5 = completely applies

1.    _   I fail to give close attention to details.

2.    _   I often make careless mistakes.

3.    _   I have difficulty sustaining attention and am easily distracted.

4.    _   I often hear others ask if I am listening.

5.    _   I struggle to follow through on ideas and projects.

6.    _   I am known to be forgetful; often called spacey or absentminded.

7.    _   I have a habit of misplacing and losing things.

8.    _   I have trouble managing time, appointments, projects, and day timers.

9.    _   I am impulsive.

10.  _   I have trouble with repetitious routines and details.

11.  _   I am often restless, edgy and full of nervous energy.

12.  _   My thoughts often race and bounce.

13.  _   I have a sense of under-achievement, feeling I fail to live up to my potential.

14.  _   I consider myself to be lazy or have been told I am lazy.

15.  _   I procrastinate, finding it difficult to get motivated to start or return to tasks.

16.  _   I do not like boredom and am always looking for ways out of boring things.

17.  _   I am organizationally challenged.

18.  _   I worry a great deal and get locked on negative thoughts.

19.  _   I have many projects going simultaneously and rarely finish any of them.

20.  _   I often feel I am a loner, with no close friends or people who understand me.

21.  _   I tend to say whatever comes to mind, not considering the consequences.

22.  _   I am impatient, often interrupt others to finish their statement or question.

23.  _   I have deep felt emotions with periods of anxiety, depression or loneliness.

24.  _   I often am a poor observer of myself, often unaware of my effect on others.

25.  _   Impulsive emotional outbursts have caused me trouble in relationships.

1.   I am intelligent and highly motivated by intellectual challenges.

2.   I am creative and imaginative and can express ourselves in unique ways.

3.   I have high energy and meet challenges with enthusiasm.

4.   I am intuitive and can easily sense the needs and feelings of others.

5.   I am resourceful and can devise ways and means to accomplish things.

6.   I am warmhearted and enjoy doing things for others.

7.   I am humorous and have an ability to make others laugh.

8.   I am hard working and have a never-say-die approach to life.

9.   I am willing to take risks and see risk taking as a form of excitement.

10.  I am loyal, honest and trustworthy.

11.  I am flexible and adapt easily to change.

12.  I am a change agent and like the intrigue involved in change.

13.  I am a good observer of the world around me and know what's going on.

14.  I am able to find quick solutions to complicated situations.

15.  I am productive and effective if I like what I am doing or feel challenged.

16.  I am forgiving.

17.  I am good in a crisis.

18.  I am good in sales.

19.  I have good advice to give others.

20.  I am curious about the world I live in and love to learn new things.