It's me again, cluttering up the board...

I'm in PA school, which is like mini med school - shorter, but still very intense. I've been through some drama in the past couple months (it's a longish story), and a couple weeks ago, I was told I probably have ADD or "selective attention," as my psychiatrist prefers to call it.

I shouldn't be surprised. My classmates mocked me for my inattentiveness in lectures. I was incapable of studying - no matter what I tried, as soon as I opened the powerpoints or the book, my brain was elsewhere. I would concentrate, wrestle, and beg it to stick around, but no such luck. (Imagine a TV set to auto-surf... it lingers a few seconds on each channel and it just keeps switching...) I'd be lucky to get 5 solid minutes of studying in. After a while this scene became so frustrating that I almost stopped trying, although I would begin every new unit by saying "THIS time, I'll get my act together!" And yet, I always seemed to be looking at the materials for the first time the night before (or morning of) the exam.

It's a mystery to me, but somehow I made it through the first year.

Anyway, I just started ADD meds last week, so we're still tinkering with those. However, I know that meds alone won't cure me; I need a new approach to school and life too.

As I mentioned, I'm on a leave of absence now (until the end of the year), but because I feel like I didn't learn much in my first year (go figure), I'd like to use some of my spare time studying and catching up. However, I feel like my study habits are so dysfunctional (non-existent) that I don't know where to start. I'm hoping that there are some others on these boards who have also dealt with similar ADD-type challenges in relation to school and studying, who can help me get on my feet.

As a right-brained, visual thinker, how should I go about trying to study? What methods work best for those of you who have ADD? Are there any books or websites or resources that you would recommend? Sage words of wisdom?

Thanks!