— Alonzo Newton Benn

Filling out a symptom checklist
Searching for more information
Picking up the phone
If you are living with ADHD, this is courage.

Talking to the doctor
Getting the right treatment for you or your child
Taking control — and staying in control
If you are living with ADHD, this is perseverance.

A great report card
Strong relationships with family and friends
A rewarding career
If you are living with ADHD, this could be your story.

Paul Orfalea, Founder of Kinko's Copies

Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinko's Copies, had learning disabilities and ADHD as a child. He did not outgrow them. As an adult who could barely read and write, Paul created a "workaround" to run his company:

Managers have to communicate with their employees. Most managers use written memos or e-mail. Instead, Paul used a high-tech voice mail system to send messages to employees, speaking to them instead of writing them.

In the story of his life, Paul credits his family for giving him a strong foundation of believing in him and teaching him life skills.

Without his family and friends to support and teach him, Paul's story could have been very different.