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Does Tinker Bell have ADHD? The Disney movie sure seems to indicate that she does, not directly, but if you know and understand the symptoms of ADHD then you will probably recognize some of the most common in Tinker Bell via her all new animated Movie!
Plot: Enter the magical world of fairies and meet the enchanting creatures of Pixie Hollow, who “nurture nature” and bring about the change of the seasons. Changing the colors of the leaves, moving a sunbeam to melt snow, waking animals from their winter slumber, or giving a patch of sproutlings a sprinkle of water are all within the realm of these seasonal specialists. Tinker Bell thinks her fairy talent as a “tinker” isn’t as special or important as the other fairies’ talents. But when Tink tries to change who she is, she creates nothing but disaster! With encouragement from her friends Rosetta, Silvermist, Fawn and Iridessa, Tink learns the key to solving her problems lies in her unique tinker abilities … and discovers that when she’s true to herself, magical things can happen.
Tinker Bell, the animated movie, is about Tinker Bell trying to be something she is not because she thinks the traits and talents others have are somehow better. The little ball of fire and energy, which is Tinker Bell, causes chaos like no other fairy doing all the things she should not be doing and falls victim to the bully of the movie by her vulnerability in believing she can be something ‘different’. Tinker Bell is constantly distracted from her work by the lure of “The Mainland” and because she is a ‘Tinker’ fairy she is not allowed to go there. “The Mainland” is only for Garden Fairies and so Tinker Bell reasons she should learn how to be a Garden Fairy, but the problem is that she is not a Garden Fairy no matter how much she wants to be one.
I had to chuckle a bit to myself while watching Tinker Bell, throughout the movie she finds ‘lost’ things, they are shiny and catch her attention away from anything else she is doing. She can’t seem to stay focused on anything, but when she starts to repair ‘lost’ things or invent new things from them, she becomes hyper focused and does not detect that she is being watched by her friends – she, herself, doesn’t even realize what she is doing! I am telling you, this movie seems to be showing classic ADHD symptoms at their most obvious.
If Tinker  Bell has ADHD then it will be no surprise to anyone that she becomes the most famous fairy ever! No wonder! To understand what I mean, you will have to watch the movie and then be sure to comment here with your thoughts.
What I liked most about the movie, and it is a very, very good movie throughout, is the fact that Tinker’s problem stems from the fact that she cannot focus on the work she is instructed to do and is distracted by so many other things; however, it is this distraction which leads her to her REAL talent of salvaging ‘lost’ things and inventing new things! Had she not been distracted and interested in other things she would never have found her true talent and become the Tinker Bell we know and love today – the most famous fairy ever!
To me, the moral of the movie is that you cannot fit a circle into a square hole no matter how hard you try! But that’s exactly what we do in today’s civilized world with across the board standards. I am quite sure if Tinker Bell had been subdued with medication she would have been able to perform in the required manner of a ‘Tinker’ and not hyperactively and impulsively leave her education and duties constantly to find her passion and true talent. No, I am not saying medication is bad and doesn’t help. Actually medication does help many of us fit into society better and not cause the chaos that Tinker Bell caused during this movie. The question I would like to pose is: If Tinker Bell had been diagnosed with ADHD before her true talent came to fruition would she have become the Tinker Bell we know and love today? Watch the movie first! Then come back here and tell us your opinion.
 Children today must meet an abundance of standards in education and have plenty of homework along with regular school – how much time do they have to adventure and explore their personal talents and traits? Kids are growing up under stricter and much more restrained conditions every generation. And sadly, with over population and saturation of the job market, not too many who actually do somehow find the time to discover and nurture their personal talent will ever have the opportunity to work in a job that allows him or her to use it. Or am I just being cynical? The world has changed so much in the last century and I sincerly believe that many of us with ADHD are equiped for a world and lifestyle that simply doesn’t exist anymore. Many of us make do and some find ways to succeed anyway, and yet we still feel empty and lost for something more… off to never, never land Peter Pan!
~Bryan
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Personally I’m a big fan of Never Never Land!
Reply to Anna PutuHello Bryan !
How this movie seems interesting, especially as I’m searching some encouragement ! I will watch it, for sure !
French Canadian
Reply to French CanadianBryan.
You are sooooo funny. LOL
Only you would figure that one out. I haven’t seen the movie but from what you say I have no doubt that she does have it.
She would actually have AADHD though.
Anamated Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder.
Reply to SteveSteve, do something for me. Rent this movie sometime soon, watch it for kicks and then come back and let me know your thoughts.
AADHD! Good one ADDerFeller!
Reply to Bryanexcellent analysis, but I have a few qq. First, what is a tinker fairy? Surely they don’t repair pots 4 humans? Then, why “bell”? I thot this a nickname that lummox peter pan bestowed on her. How did they link up anyway? What is her real, fairy name?I did not know she was an inventor. I’ll hafta see the movie. So she finds “lost” things. Did she find the lost boys? Does this explain why there r no lost girls? T.B. is insanely jealous – look what she tried to do to wendy. I wonder if she tried anything on tiger lily or the mermaids?
Reply to jawn tifiniA Tinker is a person who works with tin,as for her lastname “Bell”, if you watch the movie you will see that as a seedling before she arrives in Pixie Hollow she bumps onto I ships bell, jingles a little bit with the sound of bells before the wind carries her of to the Hollow.
Reply to LavenderA tinker fairy is the type of fairy she is in Never Land. The movie didn’t explain the complete relationship between here and Peter Pan; however, at the end of the movie it seems she finds Wendy first… Bell is her actual name and tinkering is her trade. lol Watch the movie Jawn
Reply to BryanAmusing, B.!
No need to worry, because I don’t think the FDA has approved ADHD medications for use in fairies!
My curiosity sent me to Wikipedia:
Tinker Bell was described by Barrie as a fairy who mended pots and kettles, like an actual tinker. Her dialogue consists of the sounds of a tinkling bell, which is understandable only to those familiar with the language of the fairies. Though sometimes ill-tempere and vindictive (getting the Lost Boys to shoot arrows at Wendy), at other times she is helpful and kind to Peter. The extremes in her personality are explained in-story by the fact that a fairy’s size prevents her from holding more than one feeling at a time, so when she is angry she has no counterbalancing compassion.”
Reply to Gina Pera
Yep, that’s what she was supposed to do in the movie – fix pots and kettles, but she never really gets around to that. She’s always so distracted and trying to be something else, something more, something better… hrmmmm reminds me of someone.
Reply to BryanI’m going to buy the movie. I watched a rental of Tinker Bell with my daughters and I was thinking just the same thing. I related so much with Tinker Bell but I didn’t want to start telling people that. They would just start picturing me as Tinker Bell and that would be awkward. I’m already socially awkward enough as it is, so explaining it would just turn into a mess. Or maybe its just in my head.
Reply to Andrew9/4/2010 – I just stumbled upon this Webpage & have no idea how I got here (sooo ADD)(but things DO happen for a reason). But the Tinker Bell thing is a mind blower – I am a 61 yr young grandmother of 5 – 2 girls & 3 boys. For some reason, when each grandchild was born, I associated each one with a Disney character – the first girl , now 5 was Cinderella and she has loved and so connected with the whole Cinderella theme. The 2nd girl, now 3, I connected her with Tinker Bell. And that has been an accepted connection as everyone gets her Tinker Bell related items. After reading what you wrote, I think I was unknowingly onto something (as with many of us ADDers I am quite intuitive) as my precious little 3yr old just might be an ADDer as well. Time will tell. What’s even more amazing is that I have been planning on buying the Tinker Bell movie for this granddaughter when it comes out on DVD & Blueray the 21st of this month. (My oldest grandson, 12, also has ADD as well as his father (my son) and my father)
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