Read, contemplate and commit to memory these 8 facts about ADD / ADHD:

1. ADD / ADHD is physiological, not intentional. It is just as real, but also just as treatable, as a broken leg.

2. Some people learn to master their ADHD / ADD in time, but it cannot be "wished" or "willed" away any more easily than a broken bone can.

3. In AD/HD brain scans, the frontal lobe appears to be dreaming when the person is awake: This area regulates sequencing, time, direction, organization, short-term memory and impulse control.

4. People with ADD or ADHD want to listen, behave, focus and succeed, and often try hard, even when it's not apparent to others.

5. It's deeply hurtful to ADDers when others confuse memory, time, impulse or focus problems with a lack of caring.