Own up. Who has ADD or ADHD?

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Own up. Who has ADD or ADHD?
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Mon, 04-10-2006 - 1:50pm

Own up. Who has ADD or ADHD?



  • One parent is diagnosed with AD/(H)D
  • Both parents are diagnosed with it
  • One parent probably has it (undiagnoseD)
  • Both parents probably have it (undiagnosed)
  • One parent has a diagnosed ASD
  • Both parents have a diagnosed ASD
  • One parent probably has an ASD (unDXed)
  • Doth parents probably have ASDs (unDXed)
  • One or both parents has a different disorder
  • We are both totally NT!


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-Paula

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Tue, 04-11-2006 - 9:11am

(now you're embarrassed me)

Good points Renee,

I don't see this in terms of blame attribution. I firmly believe that all 'disabilities' come with gifts, which can sometimes vary in usefulness around NTs, but should not be discounted: In our house we have:

Fabulosity in Math and Science (Peter),
An ability to work all gadgets and fiddly things from an early age (Siobhan)
Multitasking abilities that could make a Cray cry (Paula)
The ability to mimic anybody's walk after seeing it one time (DH!) -OK he is real smart at Math too (just as well, because Peter could never come to me for help on the subject)

The trick is to maximise the gifts and minimise/address the challenges.

I was also curious about the Adult DX question because most of us *are* functioning in the world. We have figured out a way to muddle through. By sharing this, we can generate hope for our kids future and maybe some ideas around the whole maximizing/minimizing thing for them going forward.

AND...

No-one has yet said both parents are NT.... Itn't that interesting? And inspiring!

-Paula

-Paula

visit my blog at www.onesickmother.com
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Registered: 09-12-2004
Tue, 04-11-2006 - 6:17pm

Absolutely. Not saying my kids are geniuses, but I do think Einstein and Edison were on the spectrum, and they changed the world. All manner of advances have been made by people who were on the spectrum. I think surgeons would be paralyzed if they couldn't dissociate from the patient on the table and think of them as somewhat of an object. I remember that whenever I get scared about the kids' future. Maybe they have a little harder time adapting, but with a lot of help they will do just fine, I think.

Kelly

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