Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g153kau07966; Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:46:36 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:46:36 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020204223830.00a55e30@mail> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: clifwillard <clifwillard@home.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3890] RE: adhd X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 1991 Lines: 43 Marie, I hear what you are saying. I do not however think that their success can be attributed to the benefits of their having ADHD. What might they have done if they did not have to cope with the symptoms of ADHD? Many with ADHD are successful in spite of their disorder. That does not mean that you no longer need to cope with the symptoms. It is no picnic. I never heard anyone with say that they thought it was an advantage. I have succeed with ADHD and a reading disability but I never thought either was an advantage in anything. Manageable though. Is Landmark West part of the Landmark School in Boston and Putney, VT??? Clif At 12:04 PM 2/4/02 -0500, you wrote: >Clif's statement: >I think you would agree that there is absolutely NO benefit to having ADHD. >..Who would get up in the morning and say to them selves, " I just can't >wait to >go to school so I can get into trouble..." > >My response: > >I absolutely disagree with the first idea and totally agree with the second. >I consider myself lucky that my first teaching experience in Special Ed was >at a wonderful school, Landmark West. We had students with extreme learning >disabilities. However, we had parents with those same "disabilities" who >were both rich and famous. The first time a parent jumped up and sat on top >of my desk, I knew that this was the case. However, the parents used their >ADHD and their strengths to great advantage. > >The difficulty comes when we require students to sit for six hours a day for >12 years of their lives and, in addition, to learn at the same speed and in >the same way as everyone else. My Landmark parents were imaginative, >impulsive, passionate, creative and perceptive. They were successful actors, >writers, directors and foremen. They ran companies and organizations. True, >they hired accountants and secretaries to organize their lives, but they >were and are success stories. > >This helps me respect my students and give them hope for success. >Marie
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