Comments on: ADHD Beyond Gifted http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/ A Blog about Adults with Attention Surplus Condition (aka ADHD) by Adult ADHD Coach Pete Quily Mon, 21 May 2012 08:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carol http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1504846 Carol Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:05:33 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1504846 Hi! Thank-you for the article. It was very uplifting. I have finally decided to research ADD. Feeling I was different since I was 4 or 5 has been challenging. But from somewhere, I have always been confident and felt wiser than my peers. I always feel as though things will work out, even thru diar straights. Academically I was below average. Graduated High school, Jr. College Hours. My father always told me I could do anything if I set my mind to it. I have always been athletically superior, which I know helped me academically. Turning 46 on April 7th has inspired me to research ADD, which I think I have always known subconsciously I suffer from. I have 3 boys and they are amazing. My middle son is such a mirror of me and I want him to be the best he desires to be. But remembering so many of my past sufferings, I hope I can guide him with true intelligence. I tell him he is very smart, but needs to put his blinders on at school for focus. So funny to repeat what my father always told me that when I was young. I was the middle of 3 girls and always wondered why I needed blinders like a race horse and my other sisters didn't. I have been very blessed with a wonderful husband & 3 boys. I am taking the first step to educat myself so I can be the best mom & wife. My mother did the best she could, but I realize how much fell thru the cracks. I just found out I was such a dominate lefty that the teachers would beat me with a ruler to write with my right hand. I had erased that memory until my older sister started talking about it last January while we were at my parents. Now I remember why I have a scar on my left hand. Very strange memory and sorta funny, but at least things are beginning to make sense to me now. The article was like the icing on the cake, but in a good way! It just gives me more confidence to keep researching and educating myself on ADD. Thank-you again! Hi! Thank-you for the article. It was very uplifting. I have finally decided to research ADD. Feeling I was different since I was 4 or 5 has been challenging. But from somewhere, I have always been confident and felt wiser than my peers. I always feel as though things will work out, even thru diar straights. Academically I was below average. Graduated High school, Jr. College Hours. My father always told me I could do anything if I set my mind to it. I have always been athletically superior, which I know helped me academically. Turning 46 on April 7th has inspired me to research ADD, which I think I have always known subconsciously I suffer from. I have 3 boys and they are amazing. My middle son is such a mirror of me and I want him to be the best he desires to be. But remembering so many of my past sufferings, I hope I can guide him with true intelligence. I tell him he is very smart, but needs to put his blinders on at school for focus. So funny to repeat what my father always told me that when I was young. I was the middle of 3 girls and always wondered why I needed blinders like a race horse and my other sisters didn’t. I have been very blessed with a wonderful husband & 3 boys. I am taking the first step to educat myself so I can be the best mom & wife. My mother did the best she could, but I realize how much fell thru the cracks. I just found out I was such a dominate lefty that the teachers would beat me with a ruler to write with my right hand. I had erased that memory until my older sister started talking about it last January while we were at my parents. Now I remember why I have a scar on my left hand. Very strange memory and sorta funny, but at least things are beginning to
make sense to me now. The article was like the icing on the cake, but in a good way! It just gives me more confidence to keep researching and educating myself on ADD. Thank-you again!

]]> By: Pete Quily http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1503655 Pete Quily Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:40:21 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1503655 Enjoy the journey Suda Enjoy the journey Suda

]]> By: Suda http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1503625 Suda Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:40:42 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1503625 Amazing....as I was tooling around the house today - everything in disarray and knowing I will soon need someone to come in and help organize..I realized I AM ADD and upon accepting this decided to explore the positive side of this symptom...viola - I found your site...interesting part is that I have been to India received initiation by a Guru and many other spiritual modalities which have led me directly into the Heart of God and even heard this spoken to me by Source...my life has been bittersweet but it was all orchestrated to bring me to this place/space time continum...SALU' Amazing….as I was tooling around the house today – everything in disarray and knowing I will soon need someone to come in and help organize..I realized I AM ADD and upon accepting this decided to explore the positive side of this symptom…viola – I found your site…interesting part is that I have been to India received initiation by a Guru and many other spiritual modalities which have led me directly into the Heart of God and even heard this spoken to me by Source…my life has been bittersweet but it was all orchestrated to bring me to this place/space time continum…SALU’

]]> By: Heather http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1472176 Heather Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:06:50 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1472176 BRILLIANT! I cried. I am an adult recently diagnosed as ADD, and as a child I was "Gifted." I've been aware of my being different from the norm since as far back as I am able to remember (age 2). As a child, my intelligence was no comfort for me since socially I was ostracized, and as an adult it's only turned that into jaded bitterness and frustration. In my head I'm constantly saying "Why can't they appreciate me for what I'm worth?!!!" Since the diagnosis of ADD, I've been put on Adderall. I know the verdict is still out on diagnosing Gifted from ADD, and that many people feel the stimulant meds can waste your abilities of you are Gifted. However, sometimes it can help to be able to feel more emotionally accessible and to have that push of energy that it requires to focus on being more human around other humans. It's a learning process, and IMO, the meds are a tool (not a solution.) And once I've mastered being more human, then I can start to feel more well adjusted about being an extraordinary human. This article made me cry because it touched that part of me that I instinctually have come to lock up and protect from negative outside judgement/misunderstanding. I think it's beautiful that there is an entire culture that views and appreciates our extreme differences as valuable, special, and potent! You don't have to believe in a god, or in reincarnation to understand that, as human beings, that if we can just observe, objectively, those differences, we are all speaking the same language and we are all connected. BRILLIANT! I cried. I am an adult recently diagnosed as ADD, and as a child I was “Gifted.” I’ve been aware of my being different from the norm since as far back as I am able to remember (age 2). As a child, my intelligence was no comfort for me since socially I was ostracized, and as an adult it’s only turned that into jaded bitterness and frustration. In my head I’m constantly saying “Why can’t they appreciate me for what I’m worth?!!!” Since the diagnosis of ADD, I’ve been put on Adderall. I know the verdict is still out on diagnosing Gifted from ADD, and that many people feel the stimulant meds can waste your abilities of you are Gifted. However, sometimes it can help to be able to feel more emotionally accessible and to have that push of energy that it requires to focus on being more human around other humans. It’s a learning process, and IMO, the meds are a tool (not a solution.) And once I’ve mastered being more human, then I can start to feel more well adjusted about being an extraordinary human. This article made me cry because it touched that part of me that I instinctually have come to lock up and protect from negative outside judgement/misunderstanding. I think it’s beautiful that there is an entire culture that views and appreciates our extreme differences as valuable, special, and potent! You don’t have to believe in a god, or in reincarnation to understand that, as human beings, that if we can just observe, objectively, those differences, we are all speaking the same language and we are all connected.

]]> By: sue http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1460736 sue Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:47:46 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1460736 Well, after skimming over this article several times in search of what or who I really am, I stopped and read it through for the first time. What a revelation. I always wondered what my problem was, and it wasn't until I turned 68 that I realized it was ADD. It isn't a problem, but it is difficult for most people to understand. I have been the weird one out for most (all) of my life. But now I am beginning to feel the freedom it gives me. I will stay tuned to learn more.... Well, after skimming over this article several times in search of what or who I really am, I stopped and read it through for the first time. What a revelation. I always wondered what my problem was, and it wasn’t until I turned 68 that I realized it was ADD. It isn’t a problem, but it is difficult for most people to understand. I have been the weird one out for most (all) of my life. But now I am beginning to feel the freedom it gives me. I will stay tuned to learn more….

]]> By: Sara http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1457756 Sara Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:09:37 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1457756 Hi, this was cool. I'm glad I found that story. I think that my ADHD friends are some of the more perceptive people that I know. They frequently seem to be more perceptive and therefore have a harder time fitting into a world that doesn't recognize what they see/feel. Being ADHD myself, I think what we perceive is definetly valid >> like the energies of people, the feel of an environment, larger pictures of things. I like the quick creative unexpected ways that we get to communicate with each other, in our sillyness, in our depth, in our expressiveness. Not all ADHDers are the same, by any means, but those are some qualities that stick out. WE ROCK!! also, some of my ADHD friends are the coolest craziest people ever. they do things NO ONE ELSE WOULD EVER DREAM OF DOING. and i love them for it. they give a better perspective of what life could be like, if we loosened up a bit. Hi, this was cool. I’m glad I found that story. I think that my ADHD friends are some of the more perceptive people that I know. They frequently seem to be more perceptive and therefore have a harder time fitting into a world that doesn’t recognize what they see/feel. Being ADHD myself, I think what we perceive is definetly valid >> like the energies of people, the feel of an environment, larger pictures of things. I like the quick creative unexpected ways that we get to communicate with each other, in our sillyness, in our depth, in our expressiveness. Not all ADHDers are the same, by any means, but those are some qualities that stick out. WE ROCK!! also, some of my ADHD friends are the coolest craziest people ever. they do things NO ONE ELSE WOULD EVER DREAM OF DOING. and i love them for it. they give a better perspective of what life could be like, if we loosened up a bit.

]]> By: Andi Koski http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1455525 Andi Koski Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:41:25 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1455525 I was recently diagnosed with ADD after three years of therapy due to recovery from a domestic violence situation with my ex-husband. Apparently, I always had ADD, but managed in different ways and lived a false and stressful life. I have a great breakthrough and realized that embracing the (idea) of ADD brings me closer to my spiritual freedom and release from the torment of an abusive past. I was recently diagnosed with ADD after three years of therapy due to recovery from a domestic violence situation with my ex-husband. Apparently, I always had ADD, but managed in different ways and lived a false and stressful life. I have a great breakthrough and realized that embracing the (idea) of ADD brings me closer to my spiritual freedom and release from the torment of an abusive past.

]]> By: Maggie Mc http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1409735 Maggie Mc Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:16:06 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1409735 This article confirms my spiritual journey I have embraced the hypothesis that I may have 'chosen' to return to earth at a specific time(astrological influences) and picked my parents and environment . Being an aquarian sunsign with a cancer moon indeed offers challenges that I have begun to accept The question is....what lessons do I have to learn here Is it to learn how to be like 'normal' people or to use spiritual insights as well as 'down to earhth' techniques to balance myself Am I a willow tree....moving with spiritual breezes this way and that,,,who just has to make sure I am firmly grounded and that my roots support me Lots of questions,,,any way,,,I resonated with this article,,,,thank you This article confirms my spiritual journey
I have embraced the hypothesis that I may have ‘chosen’ to return to earth at a specific time(astrological influences) and picked my parents and environment .
Being an aquarian sunsign with a cancer moon indeed offers challenges that I have begun to accept
The question is….what lessons do I have to learn here
Is it to learn how to be like ‘normal’ people or to use spiritual insights as well as ‘down to earhth’ techniques to balance myself

Am I a willow tree….moving with spiritual breezes this way and that,,,who just has to make sure I am firmly grounded
and that my roots support me

Lots of questions,,,any way,,,I resonated with this article,,,,thank you

]]> By: Pete Quily http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1338492 Pete Quily Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:57:24 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1338492 Hi Lisa, I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm glad you had time get closer to her and see all aspects of Kathy, including her good ones, which all too often many of of us often forget to notice. Hi Lisa,

I’m sorry for your loss, but I’m glad you had time get closer to her and see all aspects of Kathy, including her good ones, which all too often many of of us often forget to notice.

]]> By: Kat http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-beyond-gifted/comment-page-1/#comment-1338008 Kat Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:56:59 +0000 http://adultaddstrengths.com/2006/10/21/adhd-gifted-creative/#comment-1338008 Lisa, I know I speak for all of us who read Pete's blog when I say that we are saddened to hear of your loss, though I am glad that you had the time with your sister to grow closer before she moved to her next plane of existence. Cancer is a horrid disease, but the silver lining to that incredibly dark cloud was the time you did have to grow closer to her. I lost a previous husband to cancer, his was already stage 4 when it was discovered. I didn't know your sister, but I saw the wisdom in her words, as we both saw wisdom in the words Pete had shared in this blog & article. Peace, Kat Lisa,
I know I speak for all of us who read Pete’s blog when I say that we are saddened to hear of your loss, though I am glad that you had the time with your sister to grow closer before she moved to her next plane of existence.

Cancer is a horrid disease, but the silver lining to that incredibly dark cloud was the time you did have to grow closer to her. I lost a previous husband to cancer, his was already stage 4 when it was discovered. I didn’t know your sister, but I saw the wisdom in her words, as we both saw wisdom in the words Pete had shared in this blog & article.

Peace,
Kat

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