Ex-Brady Buncher Campaigns for ADHD

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Christopher Knight played the rambunctious, jittery middle brother on the 1970s sitcom "The Brady Bunch" and says it was perfect casting.

"Peter definitely had ADHD," says Knight, now 44, who learned he had an attention deficit disorder five years ago.

Knight says he had difficulty focusing and speaking slowly, symptoms that went undiagnosed until he sought medical help for depression after his brother's suicide in 1997.

Now Knight is lending his voice to a national awareness campaign about ADHD, which usually is diagnosed in childhood but can last a lifetime.

The campaign sponsored by the National Consumers League and the ADDitude Foundation advocacy group will include public service announcements featuring Knight, to be broadcast on radio stations nationwide starting later this month. The league also will include ADHD information on its Web site.

Now head of a successful computer business in suburban Los Angeles, Knight said knowing what's wrong and getting help has given him "this new sense of self."