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  • #589531
    Yiskay
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    We as a community are very aware of ADD & ADHD in children. Our education system has come a very long way in educating staff & offering the appropriate assistance for ADD/ADHD students (sometimes even a bit overzealous with diagnosis & treatment, but that is a separate topic).

    With the appropriate help & guidance available today, there is great success in children with ADD/ADHD growing into highly functioning flourishing adults.

    We may however overlook the many adults with ADD/ADHD that grew up before we were aware of this condition. They may have gone through all types of hardships and labeling in there youth. With the proper help there lives may have turned out much different if they and there family would understand there condition.

    Please share how this condition affected you as yeshiva men, in your learning as adults, your jobs and general life. What is your coping mechanism?

    Are any of you aware of support or coaching appropriate for frum yeshiva people?

    ADD/ADHD is not gender exclusive and is common in both male & female. Although the treatment and coping mechanism are the same for both genders, the way that a person is affected is different in males then in females and each gender will benefit from a discussion like this far more with there own gender.

    Please keep this post male oriented.

    #639260
    anonymrs
    Participant

    im not sure if i qualify, cuz im not in my 30s or 40s, but i was diagnosed in college, about 6 years after i graduated high school. in general, i am typically very bad at taking written tests, but will pass an oral one with flying colors. i have taught myself many coping mechanisms, so i am now able to sit still and focus on the task at hand. because of the hardships i had in (elementary and high)school, i stopped trying around grade 6, and stopped going half way through grade 10.

    #639261
    asdfghjkl
    Participant

    ha ha i thought this thread was askin who in thr CR has Virtual ADD!!! ME ME ME!!!

    #639262
    baal kishron
    Participant

    i wonder if virtual add transfers to regular what do you think asdfghkl

    #639263
    areivimzehlazeh
    Participant

    asdf- when I saw the title of this thread I automatically assumed you started it 😉

    #639264
    moish01
    Member

    asdfghjkl, you sure we shouldn’t add in the hyperactivity component? if it were up to me i’d make that ADHD

    #639266
    baal kishron
    Participant

    im with moish on that one

    #639268
    an open book
    Participant

    yeah this post definitely made me think of asdfghjkl

    #639269
    baal kishron
    Participant

    asdf dont take this the wrong way ppl withvirtual adHd are lots of fun !!

    #639270
    asdfghjkl
    Participant

    baal kishron: ha i say yes!!!!

    areivimzehlazeh: i actually couldn’y imagine who would start a thread in my honor!!!!

    moish: ha yes you should have added it!!!!

    an open book:ha ha ah ah a

    ha ha ha ha ha aha ah aahhahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    #639271
    baal kishron
    Participant

    wow i think we should make a case study out of asdf:)

    #639272
    asdfghjkl
    Participant

    baal kishron: i’m ROLFL!!! gee thanx buddy!!! i’m lots of fun?????????

    #639273
    baal kishron
    Participant

    yes asdf if you want me to spell it out for you in general ppl with add can be a lot of fun b/c they possess an abundance of energy and childish delight in the silliest things which if harnessed correctly can be used to cheer ppl up when they are in a bad mood b/c sometimes they do things that you just cant help but laugh on the other hand they sometimes take it too far and drive me up a wall!! not you asdf dont worry

    #639274
    moish01
    Member

    goodness, i think i’m the least ADD person in the WORLD. i can’t even relate.

    #639275
    asdfghjkl
    Participant

    baal kishron: k k k buddy i got it!!!!

    #639276
    beacon
    Participant

    baal k- subtle… 😉

    #639277
    baal kishron
    Participant

    its my specialty beacon 🙂

    #639278
    Joseph
    Participant

    Talk about a change in subject.

    #639279
    moish01
    Member

    joseph, most people with ADD would understand the need for that

    #639280
    Joseph
    Participant

    Then there must be many such sufferers here.

    #639282
    moish01
    Member

    including us?

    #639284
    Joseph
    Participant

    See your psychiatrists.

    #639285
    moish01
    Member

    where’s squeak?? (notice the start of a new conversation…)

    #639287
    Joseph
    Participant

    ames, what do you use that one for? 😉

    #639288
    squeak
    Participant

    How many ADD kids does it take to change a light bulb?

    ……..

    Wanna go ride bikes?

    #639289
    moish01
    Member

    Squeak 😉

    how many ADHD kids does it take to change a light bulb?

    ………..

    catch!

    #639290
    beacon
    Participant

    Love that one, squeak.

    Sounds like me- is it a bad idea to self-diagnose?

    #639292
    moish01
    Member

    hey what happened to mine? so what if it was feeding off squeak’s?? it had the “H” in there!

    #639293
    anonymisss
    Participant

    squeak-reminds me of this one:

    How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?

    One, but it has to really want to change.

    ~a~

    #639296
    squeak
    Participant

    Actually, the correct answer is none – the change has to come from within the lightbulb itself.

    #639297
    noitallmr
    Participant

    How many Lubavitchers does it take to change a light bulb?

    None- it didn’t die!

    #639298

    Back on topic or this topic gets closed.

    Yes, I do see the irony given the title

    YW Moderator-39

    #639299
    anonymisss
    Participant

    mod39, I’m afraid that given the topic of this thread, this is directly on topic.

    ~a~

    #639300
    squeak
    Participant

    We haven’t had a topic closed in a while, so why not? That is, can anyone remember the last time one was closed?

    #639301
    baal kishron
    Participant

    wanna ride bikes:)

    #639302
    baal kishron
    Participant

    and thats what i call on topic lol

    #639303
    Jothar
    Member

    I really want to get back on topic with ADD and its effects on people in – hey what’s that flashy thing?

    #639304

    Closed

    Do NOT quote the American with Disabilities Act as justification for the nature of the discussion

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