Hi and welcome all. Kelbel: I know that many people say "Yeah, everyone has a little of that" in regards to various disorders. That is true. But it's the severity of it that makes it a disorder. With my obsessive-compulsive disorder too, lots of people have some symptoms (checking their door to see if it is locked several times) but not everyone spends the inordinate amounts of time on the stuff I did before I was on medication. Plus, not a lot of people need to get up and sit down several times over and over before it "feels right." It's the same with ADD. The severity and intensity make it a disorder. Maybe you can explain that to the people who don't understand.