This isn't a movie review, it's not even a book review.
It's more a reaction (note, this page will be adjusted, so if that line didn't make sense to you, welcome! this is my site!), but if you really need a quantifiable explanation - twelve. Twelve what you ask? That's on you.
Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell is a wonderful read. There are variations of the book as well. They even have a brief version for those of you who get, ahem, distracted.
The thoughts and processes that went into this book are wonderful, and that allows a bit of a connection between the reader and the author. Oh, they know what they're talking about and I trust them.
But for me, it also is an opportunity to think. Always there is the evaluation of self, but that's even pointed out. So yes, you can work on yourself, but there's more to it.
Individuals with ADD or a similar neuro-concern are people. I am not trying to belittle the situation, but to provide a starting ground. When you interact with people, you can adjust how you are communicating or approaching the situation, and that can benefit both ways.
For me, this means when I am interacting with a student and they are agitated, that provides an opportunity a new approach. Take a walk. Listen. And really hear what they are saying.
It's more a reaction (note, this page will be adjusted, so if that line didn't make sense to you, welcome! this is my site!), but if you really need a quantifiable explanation - twelve. Twelve what you ask? That's on you.
Driven to Distraction by Edward Hallowell is a wonderful read. There are variations of the book as well. They even have a brief version for those of you who get, ahem, distracted.
The thoughts and processes that went into this book are wonderful, and that allows a bit of a connection between the reader and the author. Oh, they know what they're talking about and I trust them.
But for me, it also is an opportunity to think. Always there is the evaluation of self, but that's even pointed out. So yes, you can work on yourself, but there's more to it.
Individuals with ADD or a similar neuro-concern are people. I am not trying to belittle the situation, but to provide a starting ground. When you interact with people, you can adjust how you are communicating or approaching the situation, and that can benefit both ways.
For me, this means when I am interacting with a student and they are agitated, that provides an opportunity a new approach. Take a walk. Listen. And really hear what they are saying.