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I’m not against drugs,  and confess that they have their uses,  I would also say that all of the greats became great without them.  Love is more important than any chemical.  

     Nod.  Paul Erdos, for example, became great without the use of drugs.  Oh, wait, no, he was an amphetamine user.  Had to temporarily give up mathematics when he stopped taking them.  A man so gifted that mathematicians probably still speak of their "Erdos number" (how many times removed from Erdos are you?  If you worked with Erdos, you had a 1; if you worked with someone who worked with Erdos, you had a 2, etc.). — Everything I needed to know in life I learned in Kindergarten.  Like: Once you pull the pin on Mr. Hand Grenade, he is no longer your friend.

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There is a nice hotel in England which caters exclusively to scientists having conferences or visiting a nearby research centre. I was fascinated to discover that there was no TV in any bedroom.

The same is true of (is it the Breadloaf writer’s conference?), and a complex in New England which caters to writers. E. Penrose

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There is a nice hotel in England which caters exclusively to scientists having conferences or visiting a nearby research centre. I was fascinated to discover that there was no TV in any bedroom. The same is true of (is it the Breadloaf writer’s conference?), and a complex in New England which caters to writers. E. Penrose

Apple Computer provides all caffeinated beverages for free to it’s employees. Talk about a company Perk. :-)

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Can anyone recommend a book which would help to understand and perhaps cope better with ADD – inattentive type.  Our son has been diagnosed with this, and it seems the next step is still a few months (doctor is looking for some teacher feedback after six weeks of resuming school). My son is 11 and likes TV and Nintendo which I imagine don’t help matters; and doesn’t like to read it seems.

TV and Nintendo are interesting to ADHDers, not only because there is constant action and little need to focus, but because there is something that a cathodic screen does to ADHDers: we are simply drawn to those, LOL. Personally, I don’t think TV or Nintendo or computers are that bad, it’s just that sometimes, as is the case with my son, they do not indulge in other activities because of their interest in "screens". For instance, unless we insist and shut the TV or computer off, my son will rarely play outside. I believe that it is healthier to have a wider range of activities. As a reading, while it is common for ADHDers to not like to read (though both my son and myself are avid readers), a dislike in reading can also be a sign for more serious learning disorders: some ADHDers do not respond well to the "whole word" method that is currently favored by schools. Some of these children never learn to read phonetically. And the longer the disorder is ignored, the harder it is to correct. There are remedial reading institutions or courses that might help your son in his quest to learn. As far as books for ADD-inattentive, I don’t know of any. Most, if not all, of the books I’ve read or heard of talk of ADHD and ALL of its subtypes. — Danielle, Writing from Canada Visit my new web-page, view new pics of the kids, and, please, sign my guest-book!! http://members.tripod.com/~dchenier/home.html My ICQ # is 6463692 Canadian Special Education Chat Room – http://members.tripod.com/~dchenier/Canspec &canspec ICQ # 33710657

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[...] TV and Nintendo are interesting to ADHDers, not only because there is constant action and little need to focus, but because there is something that a cathodic screen does to ADHDers: we are simply drawn to those, LOL.

TV is an artificial moth. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – — Danielle, Writing from Canada

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[...] TV and Nintendo are interesting to ADHDers, not only because there is constant action and little need to focus, but because there is something that a cathodic screen does to ADHDers: we are simply drawn to those, LOL. TV is an artificial moth.

How very true! — Ann

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Don’t know any books that are specifically about the inattentive type, but here a link to the inattentive type section of About.com’s ADD site. Hope it’s helpful. http://add.about.com/health/add/library/topics/blwithout030900.htm Before you buy.

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LOL! I always enjoy a good play on words :) — Norma There’s a place I like to hide, A doorway that I run through in the night…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Apple Computer provides all caffeinated beverages for free to it’s employees. Talk about a company Perk. :-)

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Thanks for posting the links. — Norma There’s a place I like to hide, A doorway that I run through in the night…

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Don’t know any books that are specifically about the inattentive type, but here a link to the inattentive type section of About.com’s ADD site. Hope it’s helpful. http://add.about.com/health/add/library/topics/blwithout030900.htm Before you buy.

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Can anyone recommend a book which would help to understand and perhaps cope better with ADD – inattentive type.  Our son has been diagnosed with this, and it seems the next step is still a few months (doctor is looking for some teacher feedback after six weeks of resuming school). My son is 11 and likes TV and Nintendo which I imagine don’t help matters; and doesn’t like to read it seems. TIA Larry Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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Dear Larry,   Glad to see you here.  My name is Keith.  I have a "very serious" case of ADHD and I’ve learned to use my "disorder" to my advantage. Response interspersed below.

| Can anyone recommend a book which would help to understand and | perhaps cope better with ADD – inattentive type.  Our son has | been diagnosed with this, and it seems the next step is still a | few months (doctor is looking for some teacher feedback after six | weeks of resuming school). Please see,  http://borntoexplore.org/addbooks.htm for a fairly comprehensive list of books put together by the esteemed hyperfocusing Theresa Gallagher.  Please consider the books, "The Edison Trait: saving the spirit of your non-conforming child." referenced at her site.  Also,  take a look around Theresa’s site and note,  http://borntoexplore.org/perceptions.htm,  and, http://borntoexplore.org/addquo~1.htm  These are the positive side of ADD.  Use them to keep your courage up. | My son is 11 and likes TV and Nintendo which I imagine don’t help | matters; and doesn’t like to read it seems. Nintendo and TV are interesting for people with ADD because there is always quick action,  and it doesn’t require much attention span.  It’s a cheap way to shut out the irritating noise of the world. Regarding reading.  I learned to read by changing my environment to a quiet place.  Once that happened,  I learned to read several grade levels ahead of my peers in just a few months. Einstien,  Churchill,  Edison,  and many other famous sucessful people are thought to have had ADD.   They have one thing in common:  they were all taken aside and taught by a single person to use the gifts they had rather than being taught to conform to the "normal" standard. Someone loved them as they were and worked with them.  Although I’m not against drugs,  and confess that they have their uses,  I would also say that all of the greats became great without them.  Love is more important than any chemical.   Regards, ko Never underestimate the creative ability of two ADDults to become locked in a state of violent agreement.

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Can anyone recommend a book which would help to understand and perhaps cope better with ADD – inattentive type.  Our son has been diagnosed with this, and it seems the next step is still a few months (doctor is looking for some teacher feedback after six weeks of resuming school). My son is 11 and likes TV and Nintendo which I imagine don’t help matters; and doesn’t like to read it seems.

"The Edison Trait" by Lucy Palladino is a good overall view of ADD in children. "The Myth of the ADD Child," by Thomas Armstrong, in spite of the title contains many ideas on how to cope with these types of children. "Raising Your Spirited Child" is also good;  it doesn’t mention ADD but is for kids who are more energetic, sensitive, persistent etc. than the average kid.  There’s a lot of overalap between these types of kids thand ADD kids. About reading:  my son used to hate reading. I believe it’s because he learned by the "sight" or "whole word" method (teacher supposedly used a mixed method including phonics).  I did a phonics program with him at home, and I believe it helped him tremendously, though it’s hard to tell as he also had help at school. Now (grade 5) he’s acting like a compulsive reader, usually having a book in his hand if he isn’t doing anything else. I taught my daughter to read using a phonics approach, and her way of reading is very different (better) than my son who first learned with the whole word method. I recommend these books for teaching kids to read: "Teach your child to read in 60 days" (Sidney Ledson) "Teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons" (Siegfried Engelman et al.) Anyway, the key is to get the kid to use a phonics approach so they can read nonsense words as easily as familiar words. Then reading become less of an effort, more fun. There’s also this book:  when I mentioned the author’s name a long time back, it started a huge flame war.  Hope that doesn’t happen again. "Reading by the Colors" by Helen Irlen. Not a great book;  rather unscientific;  but it presents an idea which is important IMO. The idea is that some kids have trouble with some kinds of lighting.  Daylight is usually better than electric light;  dim light can be better than bright light; and some kids benefit from coloured filters placed over the page.  I do well with a green or blue filter but it’s an individual thing. I also recommend lots of one-on-one time (for example, teaching him to read, helping him with homework;  reading aloud to him; playing games with him;  just talking) and consistent discipline. Probably a good idea to set a limit on how many hours per day of TV/Nintendo time and stick to it consistently. — Cathy Woodgold   TISSATAAFL   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Inability is an abstract thing involving comparison with alternate universes;  it cannot be experienced.

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