Exam Over - Book Started!

Well the aforementioned exam is finally over, and I'm pretty sure I passed but I won't get my marks for another 3 1/2 weeks. Whew!!!!

Now I've started seriously writing my book, and I've been going to different places to get away from the distraction of home (I love laptops!) to think and write. The coolest thing happened last week: I was sitting in a bookstore café sipping tea and writing on my laptop, and I overheard a conversation between two young women sitting at the table next to me. They were talking about ADD – one of the women’s nephew had it, the other woman thinks her husband has it but hasn’t been diagnosed, sand everal other family members have it. They talked on and on for over half an hour or more about how it affected their lives, and the woes, problems and implications it had on the lives of their loved ones. I didn’t want to interrupt or jump into their conversation (eavesdropping is rude and I didn’t mean to listen in – it’s just that since ADHD is such a major part of my life and I’m quite focused on it, the word ADD/ADHD is a trigger word for me, when I hear it, I tune in), so I just listened and kept writing. Talk about irony! Here I was sitting there writing a book on ADHD/ADD and how to help, motivate and inspire people, and sitting next to me were two people (and their loved ones) who could be helped by this book! It was confirmation that I am on the right track and my book will really help people, so it was very encouraging to me.

I have shared my ADHD story throughout the years in various talks, sharing or introduction speeches (and most recently on this Blog), and every time, there’s someone listening (or reading) who’s child, niece, nephew, spouse (or themselves) has ADD/ADHD and they are amazed by my story and gain insight or inspiration from it. One woman had a teenage son with ADHD who was completely at rock bottom and they were at their wits end – and she got really excited and said something like “you mean despite your childhood and rough teenage years, you’re now relatively normal, I mean you’re holding a stable job in a good career and being a productive member of society – you mean there’s hope for my son?” I gave her the start of some of the advice and suggestions that have gelled over the years to culminate in this book – and she was so hopeful and inspired, we both cried (I’m tearing up as I type this). If I can help, motivate, encourage or inspire even one person with ADHD or parent of an ADHD child, all the rough spots in my life will be worth it. That is my reason for writing a book.

Anyways, that's the current update, now I need to have supper and go have tea somewhere and keep writing!