On 23 Feb 2003 at 15:23, Nick Arnett wrote: > > Have you ever considered the possibility you might have Attention > > Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or a learning disorder? > > I think I've mentioned it before around here, but in case it helps > remove any embarrassment, etc., that anybody might about about > considering this about themselves, I'd be happy to talk about ADHD > from long personal experience. A couple of years ago, after a friend
Ditto with me and dyslexia. > Having said all that, I'm not really comfortable with the idea that > ADD/ADHD is an illness. It is a difference, to be sure, but it is a > difference that is a huge advantage in some ways. And being able to > turn it on and off, to a certain extent, gives me an interesting tool > for changing modes of work, in particular. Mm. There are some indications that dyslexia individuals are on average more inteligent and many can free associate a lot more easily, but they're only preliminary from some long term studies. Dyslexia is at least being diagnosed these days - I was diagnosed very young (7) in a day and age when it wasn't often diagnosed at all and I've met scepticism pretty much all along the way about it until I hit university. Of course, the fact I can type 60wpm better than a lot of people who aren't dyslexic does make some people sceptical but that's more ~12 years of typing basically every day. For me, it doesn't affect my reading at all, although my hardwriting is pretty bad. It does affect my short term memory and learning foreign languages. There are also some things related to problems with creative expression but over the years I've pretty much overcome that with various techniques. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
