I lack the choice-making ability most people take for granted. In a nanosecond, new stimuli take my attention away from my previous focus, which is then immediately forgotten or added to an overwhelming mass of alternatives. Behavior modification doesn't work very well for people with ADHD, Barkley suggests. The environment must be engineered for success say Drs. Hallowell and Ratey in their now-classic book Driven to Distraction .
Stimulant medications give back choice-making ability.
Ritalin is giving me some choices. I'm back in college training for a new career. For a change, change looks possible. Perhaps I can find success with the rest of the working world. Civil Liberties Sheriff Dan Noelle's job is to enforce laws, which are drafted by the Legislature and signed into law by the executive branch, or decreed by direct vote of the citizenry.