It's a sunny afternoon at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, and seventeen year-old Will slips out the door of his English class and marches down the hall. He slept in this morning and in his hurry to get out the door and away to class, he forgot to grab a necktie and was dismissed by his teacher for breaking the dress code. This is not the first time; just yesterday, Will's chemistry teacher sent him to the Dean's office for wearing sneakers and keeping his shirt un-tucked.
-Will, work with me here. You know the routine. This is getting ridiculous,"" the dean had said.
"Yessir, I know. I'm really sorry."" Will replied. "I promise it won't happen again, it really won't."" .
This last thought crosses his mind as he stalks past the dean's office, zipping his sweatshirt up to his neck to cover his bare shirt collar. He has already decided it's a bad day, and his mood darkens further when he spots his Bible teacher walking towards him as he checks his mail. He never turned in the two page essay that was due Monday, three days before, and brainstorms frantically to come up with a palatable excuse for not handing it in with everyone else. .
"How's that presentation coming, Will?- Chaplain Rogers calls out as Will tries in vain to make it around the corner unseen. He freezes abruptly "his palms are suddenly sweaty. How could he have forgotten? .
"Oh, it's almost finished, sir,"" he lies smoothly, inwardly cursing himself. "There's just a lot of material on my subject, so I'm going to sort through it all again tonight."" He is giving a presentation to his New Testament class first thing in the morning, and he makes a mental note to start on it as soon as he gets back to his dorm room. .
Will's story is a common one. At first glimpse, it is easy to write him off as the generic problem child of his class. If you were to randomly ask passers-by on the street, probably everyone you would ask could refer to a kid like Will in their own experience that could seemingly never do anything right.
All signs that I was displaying were classic signs of Attention Deficit Order otherwise known as ADD. ... Taking the medication for ADD was never an option for me. I was going to beat the odds of overcoming ADD one way or another. My mother and I came up with a game plan, and we were seeing ADD through to the end. ...
ADD effects around 3-5% of all American children. ADD is a leading cause of school failure. ... (Mills) It is strongly supported that ADD is genetically inherited although not all cases of ADD may be genetically links. ... There is no cure for ADD. ... ADD is difficult for any family. ...
ADD is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. ... Outwardly Expressive ADD, Inwardly Directed ADD, and Highly Structured ADD. ... Outwardly Expressive ADD is a type of ADD where a person communicates so that everyone knows what he or she is feeling. ... Highly Structured ADD people tend to worry. ... I have been diagnosed with ADD and Dyslexia, while my sister also has ADD. ...
However, not all cases of ADD are genetically linked. ... What the ADD person needs is a sound screen. ... Moreover, since ADD is genetically passed through to children the tendency is to have more then just the child with ADD but the parents too. ... Although many adults with ADD enjoy successful, satisfying marriages, the disorder almost always adds a certain amount of extra tension and pressure to the union. ... Parents often find that approaches to raising that work well with children who do not have ADD, do not work as well with children who have ADD. ...
To this day both my father and I never believed that I really had ADD. ... The two major types are ADD with hyperactivity, and ADD with inattention. ... Certain aspects of nutrition have also been attributed to ADD. ... Yet, the cause of ADD is still unclear. ... Finally, ADD can affect every aspect of your day to day to life. ...
ADD is not something that you can grow out of. ... Little is know about the cause of ADD. ... Now most experts tie ADD to a brain malfunction. ... ADD is common in children with fetal alcohol syndrome. ... Children with ADD need structure and routine. ...
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a problem that affects 5% to 10% of all children ADD affects more children than any other childhood problems except asthma. ... However, not all cases of ADD are genetically linked. ... What the ADD person needs is a sound screen. ... Moreover, since ADD is genetically passed through to children the tendency is to have more then just the child with ADD but the parents too. ... Parents often find that approaches to raising that work well with children who do not have ADD, do not work as well with children who have ADD. ...
Children and ADD There are several things to consider when diagnosing, treating, and working with a child that has ADD. Half the battle is identifying that the child has ADD. ... Behaviors exhibited by ADD children There are steps that we can take in the classroom to help children with ADD to become successful learners. ... If the child is taking medication for ADD make sure that they have it at school and are taking it at the appropriate times. ... Work actively with children with ADD, find out what they like and try to tailor their assignments to fit that need, log onto educational AD...
