About Addled

I’m Addled and this is my blog about having ADD while working in academia.

I have a Ph.D. in psychology (not counseling or clinical!), and I currently am working as an assistant professor at a large research university on the eastern seaboard. I’m not a native east coaster; I’m actually from the midwest, and spent my graduate school years in the great plains.

I wasn’t diagnosed with ADD until after finishing my Ph.D. My old doc says that I’m rather high-functioning, and that I might not have ever been diagnosed if I hadn’t chosen to be an academic.

Feel free to contact me directly using the form below, but please note that I do not respond to messages asking for diagnostic advice (e.g., “Here are all my problems… do I have ADD/ADHD?”). I’m not an MD; if you think you might have ADD/ADHD, you should talk to a medical professional, not an anonymous blogger! Finally, I have a short attention span and a very busy schedule; if you send me a lengthy message, I can’t guarantee I’ll reply because I might not be able to make it through the full message…

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