Dr. Dodson describes the ADHD world as curvilinear

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www.additudemag.com/slideshows/decoding-the-adhd-mind/

“The ADHD world is curvilinear. Past, present, and future are never separate and distinct. Everything is now.” And that can complicate everyday life, work, and relationships. Dr. William Dodson, M.D., explains the neurological workings of the ADHD mind in the article listed above.

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This slideshow is such a refreshing description of the differences between the neurotypical and ADHD minds. All too often, I see negatively tilted generalizations that frame ADHD as a two dimensional list of "inabilities" and "excesses".

I think this article clarified why I was always bugged by the phrase "like a motor" on the ADHD screening forms. This phrase assumes that one has all of the "parts" to needed for a motor to function to begin with. It just may be that kids with ADHD (my son included) aren't actually "acting as if driven by a motor"--but that they are really trying very hard to assemble the parts, attempting to function in an NT world.

It also sheds light on why individualized academic, organizational, and behavioral supports for ADHD kids can be so important, whether or not they are medicated.

Thanks for posting this!