Comments on: Is it ADHD or Boredom? R U just Bored? http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/ Bryan Hutchinson's thoughts about ADD ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder and other stuff Sun, 06 May 2012 01:22:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Katy B. "Miss K" http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-29373 Katy B. "Miss K" Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:08:14 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-29373 Ack, great post, this stuff drives me nuts.  I love it when I'm sitting there in a conversation with people who have no idea about my ADHD diagnosis and they start to go on and on about how people with ADHD are just lazy.  Seriously, one time, right before I was diagnosed and had been thinking about it a lot, my DAD said that, and he's a posterchild...sadly, I bet he heard that a lot as a kid, even though he's very hardworking, but I digress...as usual....So about how we're lazy.  Or how we're just bored.  Or...whatever.  I imagine what people would say if I then said "yeah and those people who can't walk, who are in wheelchairs, they are SOOO faking it"...haha...damn, now that I thought it, I'm going to really have to work to not say it, bwahahaha.... Ack, great post, this stuff drives me nuts.  I love it when I’m sitting there in a conversation with people who have no idea about my ADHD diagnosis and they start to go on and on about how people with ADHD are just lazy.  Seriously, one time, right before I was diagnosed and had been thinking about it a lot, my DAD said that, and he’s a posterchild…sadly, I bet he heard that a lot as a kid, even though he’s very hardworking, but I digress…as usual….So about how we’re lazy.  Or how we’re just bored.  Or…whatever.  I imagine what people would say if I then said “yeah and those people who can’t walk, who are in wheelchairs, they are SOOO faking it”…haha…damn, now that I thought it, I’m going to really have to work to not say it, bwahahaha….

]]> By: Letitia Sweitzer http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-10126 Letitia Sweitzer Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:01:36 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-10126 Jim, Can you tell an actual example of what you were trying to do to get your visual mind working? And how the transition feels from the picture visualizing to the visual task you wanted to do? I'd love to talk to you about that. Letitia Jim, Can you tell an actual example of what you were trying to do to get your visual mind working? And how the transition feels from the picture visualizing to the visual task you wanted to do? I’d love to talk to you about that.

Letitia

]]> By: Jim http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-10001 Jim Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:44:52 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-10001 try this for boredom. I have ADD and I learned a great way to get your visual mind working. Look at a picture or and some objects. Now with your eyes closed try to visualize those objects. This will stimulate your right side of your brain. This works great in your cubical or desk at work. try this for boredom. I have ADD and I learned a great way to get your visual mind working. Look at a picture or and some objects. Now with your eyes closed try to visualize those objects. This will stimulate your right side of your brain. This works great in your cubical or desk at work.

]]> By: Heather http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-8118 Heather Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:18:30 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-8118 Yes, I'm bored. It's not because I don't have enough to do. But all the cleaning and cooking and helping kids with homework has never been anything I find very exciting. If this woman thinks just giving me more to do will "fix me" I'm afraid she's in for a surprise. Yes, I’m bored. It’s not because I don’t have enough to do. But all the cleaning and cooking and helping kids with homework has never been anything I find very exciting. If this woman thinks just giving me more to do will “fix me” I’m afraid she’s in for a surprise.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-8093 Bryan Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:26:08 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-8093 Indeed NM! Indeed NM!

]]> By: nerdymommy http://www.adderworld.com/blog1/2008/09/04/is-it-adhd-or-boredom-r-u-just-bored/comment-page-1/#comment-8017 nerdymommy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:12:03 +0000 http://adderworld.com/blog1/?p=700#comment-8017 Bryan, I have to completely agree with you on this one - I read the same article and it ticked me off. What drives me insane is when you read the comments on some of these articles, from people who know even less about ADHD than the 'expert' penning the article. Some of the comments are so spectacularly insane that you just have to laugh. I too, prefer to garner my information from true and respected experts. What worries me is the vast majority of the general population reads this drivel and actually believes it, furthering the stigma of ADHD and doing a great disservice to those of us who live this life every day. Bryan, I have to completely agree with you on this one – I read the same article and it ticked me off. What drives me insane is when you read the comments on some of these articles, from people who know even less about ADHD than the ‘expert’ penning the article. Some of the comments are so spectacularly insane that you just have to laugh.

I too, prefer to garner my information from true and respected experts. What worries me is the vast majority of the general population reads this drivel and actually believes it, furthering the stigma of ADHD and doing a great disservice to those of us who live this life every day.

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