trent shipley via PLUG-discuss said on Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:29:18 -0700

>(I'm autistic, bipolar, and attention deficit disordered).

When they gave my son a 12 question test for ADD, I (mentally) answered
8 of the 12 such that I'd have been diagnosed ADD if the test had been
given to me. A lot of people have said I have a short and glitchy
attention span.

I compensate by using outlines and todo lists for everything. I don't
read boring stuff unless it's absolutely necessary. I never read
textbooks because textbooks are designed specifically to be confusing,
thereby justifying the requirement of a teacher. For Dummies books and
Khan Academy are excellent learning resources that don't require an
undue amount of attention.

I have no idea whether the compensations I use would be helpful for
you, but just in case, I've mentioned them.

This paragraph is my opinion. Homo Sapiens is about 300,000 years old,
and for all but the last 10,000 years, ADD was a pro-survival trait. If
you're hunting an antelope and so is a lion, and a different tribe of
Homo Sapiens is in the area, you'd better be able to pay attention to
all three or you'd be somebody's lunch. Focusing on one thing at a time
was a bad idea until 10K years ago. I went to grade school in the
1950's, before they had drugs for ADD, and at least half the boys in
the class had behavior consistent with ADD. Teachers back then used
teaching and discipline techniques to compensate, and over the years
most of those boys found ways to compensate. This widespread modern
idea that ADD is some sort of horrible thing really pisses me off and I
take it personally.

Like I said, what I've said in this email might not apply to you, but
then again, it might be something to consider.

SteveT

Steve Litt
Autumn 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm
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