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 g194peu19550; Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:51:40 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:51:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20020209044945.2128.qmail@web14609.mail.yahoo.com> 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: Michelle Shuttlesworth <mshuttlesworth@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3903] RE: adhd X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 1109 Lines: 31 --- AWilder106@aol.com wrote: > Let me talk about one part of the issue here. > > it seems to me that the social context the individual > lives in, and is part > of, causes much of the difficulty. If you go around > announcing "I have > adhd," you will raise a lot of confusion, maybe some > social isolation, > denial, pulling away, whatever. The inidividual's > knowledge of a VALID label > MAY BE useful for the individual in how to strategize, > how to predict future > difficulties, how to maximize potential, BUT knowledge of > a disability by the > general public may be a SOCIAL DISASTER. I have to agree with that one. Maybe as a child they might like to tell others that they have ADHD and are therefore different than others, but as they get older and realize that other people don't take to kindly to people who are different, they WILL stop bringing it up. (at least around people who they think will think less of them for it) Michelle __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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