tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244959243230719030.post5072638738536929714..comments2023-10-12T03:53:43.932-07:00Comments on Misadventures in Spelling: ADD And Loving ItAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07993728503710435697noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244959243230719030.post-52208437018304132882010-12-19T18:59:10.527-08:002010-12-19T18:59:10.527-08:00I agree with your perspective that "everyone ...I agree with your perspective that "everyone has a little ADD." Well, maybe not everyone, but most people, and everyone has at least a little bit of SOME disorder, right? (OCD, anxiety, narcissism, whatever.) And our world is inarguably speeding up--just look at the difference in scenes from old movies vs. how they edit movies now--and people with ADD/ADHD are better poised to keep up!<br /><br />"The list of 'successful people' with ADD is ten-million miles long for a reason." Absolutely!<br /><br />Personally, I think my Virgo-ness naturally makes me lean more toward OCD, but I work at a high school for students with attentional and learning challenges and I see the positive aspects of ADHD every day. <br /><br />Keep up the good work getting the message out!NoDramaCollegeCounselinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200194076944912486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4244959243230719030.post-86715231880999985152010-12-16T08:35:01.532-08:002010-12-16T08:35:01.532-08:00Sometimes I wish I had never learned that I'm ...Sometimes I wish I had never learned that I'm dyslexic, which I learned when I was in my sixties. At first I was elated because it explained all the difficulties I suffered in ignorance all my life. Now though I use it as a crutch, a crutch that increases my feeling of being an inferior individual. When I didn't know I had an affliction in my brain, nothing stopped me from accomplishing what I wanted to do. makes me kinda want to live my live over.Ray Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828noreply@blogger.com