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How to describe inattentive ADHD - like having a moonroof
There's no perfect place to post this so I'm putting it here. If you ever need to understand what inattentive ADHD is like - or you need to help someone else understand it - here's one way. Ever see that Ford Edge commercial where the girl is looking up at New York City through the moonroof and doesn't notice when everyone else gets out? That's it. People with inattentive ADHD have sunroofs. The world out there is absolutely fascinating! If only everyone else had sunroofs, they'd see the amazing world that we can see. |
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Moon roof
Hey hypofocus. That is a great analogy. I never heard it put that way. I have a moon roof? Coooool |
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24 Mar 2008 @ 10:56 PM
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moonroof
Indeed! Much better than my "my brain is like my room - messy, disorganized but cosy and full of everything I love. - or sort of like an archeological dig... lots of dirt with some great treasures that appear out of nowhere if you just dig around. |
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1 Apr 2008 @ 2:54 AM
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Moonroof
Haha, I really do have a moonroof on my car. I feel inspired now to go space out with it! |
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ADD and Moonroofs
I let my 10-year-old daughter read your description of ADD and she loved it (she has ADD). She has started telling people that she has a sun roof/ moon roof. She thinks it's a perfect analogy for how she sees the world. I think it is pretty apt, too. Thanks for finding a simple way to describe such a frustrating (to outsiders) behavior! She asked for a printed copy to put in her "office"--of course I let her have it. I'm trying to help her see all the positive things about ADD (she was just diagnosed last fall). By the way, I'm reading a great book called "Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World: Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child," by Jeffrey Freed, M.A.T., and Laurie Parsons. One of the most amazing things I've read so far is Freed's description of left-brain, whole-brain, and right-brain individuals, the right-brain/ADD child connection, and hypersensitivities of the ADD child. As I read his descriptions and examples of common traits of an ADD child, it seemed like he was describing my daughter (and to an amazing degree, me)! Freed has been working with ADD and gifted children, and he presents a simple program parents can use to help their ADD children succeed. You really ought to check out this book. I found it at Barnes & Noble when I was looking for other books on ADD. (No, I'm not getting paid for this endorsement--I just really like the book!)
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