oh, i'm patrick mckenna, your host. [laughs] and this is a.d.d. and loving it i didn't say the title. >> it's a bullcrap cop out. >> smarten up, pull your boot straps up, and get on with life. >> if only you tried harder, you'd be able to pay attention. >> what makes me really sad is when i read in the newspaper, when i open the tv, and i hear someone saying that adhd is not a real disorder. we have so much data, so much research behind it to know that adhd is a neurological disorder, and furthermore, it is a treatable disorder. >> when patrick agreed to do this, i felt as if we were about to reveal the little man in the wizard of oz and pull the curtain back. so to come out together and speak about something that is so intimate and something that we've spent all these years trying to hide so nobody knew there was anything wrong. this is a very brave thing to stand up and say, "i have this, and these are the demons that i fight with, and this is sometimes how difficult it is for me to get through a day." >> now, have i had to learn strategies to d