You don’t see headlines like these on regular basis. “The Upside of ADHD Enthusiasm, Empathy, and High Energy Among Traits the Disorder Carries” from MSN.com’s health section Usually, it’s just 98% negative coverage, although that is slowly changing as people gradually start to realize that in addition to the real problems of ADD, there are […]
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Just a reminder that the early registration deadline for ADD in 2005, the 22-week teleconference to be given by Drs. Hallowell and Ratey is October 1st. So you’d save $200. The course is designed for professionals who assist those with ADD, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, ADD coaches, special education instructors and others. Participants can earn
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That’s the topic of our next Vancouver Adult ADD Support group meeting. While there are some definite negatives to having ADD, there are some positives too. Too many people focus 95% of their time on the negatives of ADD and not counterbalancing that with some of the positive characteristics of people with ADD, such as
The lighter side of ADD. From a website of rants, comes a rant about ADD from someone that has it. ADD people don’t do well marching to someone else’s beat. They prefer to pull out a trumpet instead. Kids with this condition are not retarded or special. As a matter of fact, the majority of
Cynthia Gerdes’ attention deficit disorder fuels her creativity (sadly story’s been removed) and has boosted her business success. She gives examples of how ADD effects her, i.e., forgetting to put in some ingredients in a birthday cake, fidgeting in business meetings, and stopping in the middle of one task and getting diverted to 4 etc. “I