Concussion kid,

Welcome to NeuroTalk. It sure sounds like you have set yourself up for some tough roads ahead. My first recommendation is to read the Vitamins and Supplements sticky at the top. You need to become very disciplined about how you treat and nourish your brain. I would also recommend NO more contact sports. You will have enough risk of head impacts just from daily living activities without adding the risk of more contact sports.

A way you can try to convince yourself to take better precautions is simple. Do you want to develop Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in your 20's or push the risk to your 40's or 50's or later ? CTE is the brain wasting and atrophying that causes severe cognitive decline.

You should also seek counseling and even therapy to help you learn how to manage your fits of rage. These can lead to jail or prison time. There are signs of the impending rage. If you and those around you learn to recognize them, you can reduce your risk of exploding. This will likely be the most important life skill for you to learn. Studies show that 60 to 80 % of inmates show signs of brain injuries. The question is, Did the brain injuries cause the behaviors that ended up sending the subject to confinement ?

Your severe ADD is very likely a result of your brain trauma. Easy distractability is a very common sign of brain injury. I would doubt that you are very responsive to ADD meds. In fact, they may cause your behavior to become more erratic.

Please keep in touch. There are lots of life skills for you to learn so you can manage how your concussion history effects your life. The vitamin and supplement regimen should be your first step.

My best to you.