ADHD / ADD Support Group
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are more common than you might think. It is a syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Join others who suffer from these conditions and share your experiences.
I saw a psychologist illustrate what ADD is like once on a white board, and when he did, I was like "THAT'S IT!!"... it was perfect!
He used the days of the week as an example, but it could be anything. He wrote them down like this:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
And he said, "this is how most people think of the days of the week when they imagine it in their minds".
Then he said, "and this is how a person with ADD imagines the days of the week when they're asked to think about it"... and then he wrote the same thing, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc... only this time he wrote them all directly on top of each other! So by the time he was done, all there was was a blob of tangled up letters. It was an overwhelming mess. None of it was distinguishable from the rest. You couldn't make out the "trees" for the "forest".
Anyone ever feel like that?
He used the days of the week as an example, but it could be anything. He wrote them down like this:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
And he said, "this is how most people think of the days of the week when they imagine it in their minds".
Then he said, "and this is how a person with ADD imagines the days of the week when they're asked to think about it"... and then he wrote the same thing, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc... only this time he wrote them all directly on top of each other! So by the time he was done, all there was was a blob of tangled up letters. It was an overwhelming mess. None of it was distinguishable from the rest. You couldn't make out the "trees" for the "forest".
Anyone ever feel like that?
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