Comments on: ADHD Diagnosis and Validation http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/ ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder my thoughts Blog Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:44:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: nerdymommy http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-11210 nerdymommy Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:12:20 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=934#comment-11210 You're absolutely right, Bryan,that validation does not equal excuses. It is liberating, and freeing - but it doesn't offer me an excuse for my behavior - it offers me an explanation. Once you understand the cause of a problem, you can work to overcome it - but if you use ADHD as an excuse, you're not going to feel the need to overcome anything - everything can be blamed on 'my ADD'. Great article, as always!! You’re absolutely right, Bryan,that validation does not equal excuses. It is liberating, and freeing – but it doesn’t offer me an excuse for my behavior – it offers me an explanation. Once you understand the cause of a problem, you can work to overcome it – but if you use ADHD as an excuse, you’re not going to feel the need to overcome anything – everything can be blamed on ‘my ADD’.

Great article, as always!!

]]> By: Joshua Alexander http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-10871 Joshua Alexander Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:56:11 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=934#comment-10871 I don't want to be normal myself. Having been diagnosed since age 12 I have known the problem for over 18 years. Teachers told me I would never be successful and would never get into college. Now I have a business consulting firm I hold not only a bachelors but a masters and am working on my doctorate. We have abilities others do not have. The key is using the strengths of ADHD to our benefit while minimizing the weaknesses we are prone to have. Joshua Alexander, MBA I don’t want to be normal myself. Having been diagnosed since age 12 I have known the problem for over 18 years. Teachers told me I would never be successful and would never get into college. Now I have a business consulting firm I hold not only a bachelors but a masters and am working on my doctorate. We have abilities others do not have. The key is using the strengths of ADHD to our benefit while minimizing the weaknesses we are prone to have.
Joshua Alexander, MBA

]]> By: Ariane Benefit, Organizing Coach http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-10866 Ariane Benefit, Organizing Coach Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:05:41 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=934#comment-10866 Excellent article, Bryan. I experienced a very similar thing when I got diagnosed. When I stopped trying to "fix" myself and berating myself for what I could not change and instead focused on "managing" the way I am...it was such a different feeling. I can laugh more at my "uniqueness" and now instead of hiding, I admit my "differences" and communicate my needs. Excellent article, Bryan. I experienced a very similar thing when I got diagnosed. When I stopped trying to “fix” myself and berating myself for what I could not change and instead focused on “managing” the way I am…it was such a different feeling. I can laugh more at my “uniqueness” and now instead of hiding, I admit my “differences” and communicate my needs.

]]> By: French Canadian http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-10864 French Canadian Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:32:39 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=934#comment-10864 Hello Brian ! It's so true what you say ! I made my own diagnosis after a succession of failures, in reading about ADHD. It was like a ton of bricks was taking away from me ! But when I talked about that to my surround, they didnt believe me... Anyway, I dont care what they're thinking ! Since I learned I had ADHD, my selfconfidence had growned up and I found ways to better organize my life and... it works ! I now understand why I failed in my jobs and after passing carreer tests, I conclude that I am better at a independant and creative job ! I also discovered that I had the ENTP profile, wich is matching with ADHD ! I'm now seeing my future with optimism and I tell myself that the worst is behind me ! Hello Brian !

It’s so true what you say ! I made my own diagnosis after a succession of failures, in reading about ADHD. It was like a ton of bricks was taking away from me !

But when I talked about that to my surround, they didnt believe me… Anyway, I dont care what they’re thinking !

Since I learned I had ADHD, my selfconfidence had growned up and I found ways to better organize my life and… it works ! I now understand why I failed in my jobs and after passing carreer tests, I conclude that I am better at a independant and creative job ! I also discovered that I had the ENTP profile, wich is matching with ADHD !

I’m now seeing my future with optimism and I tell myself that the worst is behind me !

]]> By: ron sorensons http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/10/31/adhd-diagnosis-and-validation/comment-page-1/#comment-10855 ron sorensons Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:33:15 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=934#comment-10855 Our Bodies Human Music Here they’re somewhere everywhere livin life hard Firing thoughts racing thru my brain perfect order Chaos controlled in a massive concert plays piercing Awesome hear feel blasting in and out comfort in tune My train is comin goin spitin rollin soulin lovin bein Free the eagle he she flies in perfect sight high on life Vessels blood dance-drumming heart beats allow creates Crawl taught no quiet can’t holding down escape roll Rock strength stand on consume in listen Hendricks rip Beats the sleep out wake time this is no waste move shake Thinking thoughts are choosing choice be you who are Give it all to you comes back in a fold of ten or more no score Sea the deep violent under territory mine it’s not let it be We only one can will do float bond stop walk smell enjoy Little toy girl boy play don’t know hate from us why is Adult answers values caught viewed see the little ones Free to adolescent prison lock um up find the key only we Classical sooth smooth strumming harp sliding violin Beethoven begin within taped the knowledge have we all Go get it that’s what seeks we our soul IT IT get IT go in Retrieve receive fun no guns pleasing truth music hear In the ear a sound decoded heart computes infinite ever Economy saying me my not I we to be free come in see Freak judge not gift A.D.D. attention def move on name Mind telling you stop throw out thoughts who are you? Same back at me won’t figure out knows the soul ask not Just be end of time never imagine a thought peace flies Conductor lead harmony free in we the people give away Sit to stay waste in stale use none step out box 6 ft under War only guitar fire thru finger tips awake our soul one Heard turn it up not serious its all stuff things take none Already they’re everything in need waiting at home for us All so give a call deep within time now begin be not sin win Got ur back got mine every race religion culture living thing Nature mother pay attention babies of hers are we set free Hope you don’t just read please close eyes see feel its all hear -Ronald Sorenson, A.D.D. Poet, October 29, 2008 Our Bodies Human Music
Here they’re somewhere everywhere livin life hard
Firing thoughts racing thru my brain perfect order
Chaos controlled in a massive concert plays piercing
Awesome hear feel blasting in and out comfort in tune
My train is comin goin spitin rollin soulin lovin bein
Free the eagle he she flies in perfect sight high on life
Vessels blood dance-drumming heart beats allow creates
Crawl taught no quiet can’t holding down escape roll
Rock strength stand on consume in listen Hendricks rip
Beats the sleep out wake time this is no waste move shake
Thinking thoughts are choosing choice be you who are
Give it all to you comes back in a fold of ten or more no score
Sea the deep violent under territory mine it’s not let it be
We only one can will do float bond stop walk smell enjoy
Little toy girl boy play don’t know hate from us why is
Adult answers values caught viewed see the little ones
Free to adolescent prison lock um up find the key only we
Classical sooth smooth strumming harp sliding violin
Beethoven begin within taped the knowledge have we all
Go get it that’s what seeks we our soul IT IT get IT go in
Retrieve receive fun no guns pleasing truth music hear
In the ear a sound decoded heart computes infinite ever
Economy saying me my not I we to be free come in see
Freak judge not gift A.D.D. attention def move on name
Mind telling you stop throw out thoughts who are you?
Same back at me won’t figure out knows the soul ask not
Just be end of time never imagine a thought peace flies
Conductor lead harmony free in we the people give away
Sit to stay waste in stale use none step out box 6 ft under
War only guitar fire thru finger tips awake our soul one
Heard turn it up not serious its all stuff things take none
Already they’re everything in need waiting at home for us
All so give a call deep within time now begin be not sin win
Got ur back got mine every race religion culture living thing
Nature mother pay attention babies of hers are we set free
Hope you don’t just read please close eyes see feel its all hear
-Ronald Sorenson, A.D.D. Poet, October 29, 2008

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