We are determined to better understand the terms: Learning Disabilities (information-processing differences), ADD differences (attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity) and ADHD (attention deficit with hyperactivity). Your challenge is to learn about the lives of famous/successful people who had/have these differences.

1. What is the person's name?
2. What is the person famous for?
3. Where was he/she born?
4. When was he/she born?
5. What did they do before adolescence?
6. What were their learning disabilities?
7. What were their interests as young people?
8. What did they do to overcome these disabilities?
9. As adults, what was their field of endeavor that made them famous? (give more details than in #2)
10. What are they doing as adults to compensate for areas of difficulty?
11. Do they give young people any message? What is it?
12. What questions do you have about LD/ADD/ADHD ?
13. What groups/organizations are in this area that LD/ADD adults might find helpful?

• Famous People With ADD or ADHD
• Search For Your Person
• Search For Your Person 2
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Danny Glover
• Sylvester Stallone
• Groups / Organizations Adults May Find Helpful