Tess Messer

Tess Messer, Editor and Founder of Primarily Inattentive ADD

Contact Me:  TessMesser@Gmail.com

Tess Messer  is the founder and editor of Primarily Inattentive ADD.  Primarily Inattentive ADD is the only site on the Internet devoted exclusively to providing information on the Inattentive subtype of ADHD.

The site contains information of symptoms of ADHD Inattentive, tests and evaluation tools for ADHD inattentive and treatment options. The site has many free tools including tools for free cognitve training and  free cognitive behavioral therapy as well as free lists of diagnosis that frequently co-occur with ADHD. Readers use the "Search this site" button at the top of the webpage to access over 350 posts on various ADHD Inattentive topics.

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The home page has links to information on:
  • Symtpoms
  • Testing
  • Treatment
  • Sluggish Cognitive Tempo
  • A popular "Begin with Inattentive ADD  treatment here" page
Readers of Primarily Inattentive ADD have universally applauded the site for the depth and wealth of information that Tess provides.  Readers comments and emails report that Tess's site is,  
  • "a valuable resource for parents and patients,"  
  • "a website with answers to all the questions I forgot to ask my son's doctor about," 
  • "a website with information that finally explains my symptoms," and
  • "an incredibly comprehensive site, I wish there was a site like this for the Hyperactive type of ADHD."
Tess is Physician Assistant with over 25 years of experience practicing primary care.  She lives with her physician spouse and two boys in the Southeast United States.  She was born in Cuba, has a large, extended and loving family and speaks English and Spanish fluently.

Tess  has published  hundreds of articles and an Ebook on the topics of parenting, health care, and ADHD.  She was diagnosed with Inattentive ADD as a child and now has one biological son with Inattentive ADD and one adopted son with Hyperactive/ Impulsive ADHD.

Tess's hobbies are cooking, baking, camping and Geocaching.  Her favorite snack is a skim milk, double latte (which she makes at home on her Krups expresso maker) with an almond biscotti (which she also makes from scratch).


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Tess routinely answers questions from her readers regarding parenting, schooling, medications, physician and specialist evaluation.  She can be reached at: TessMesser@gmail.com