tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350702795540188761.post7727353209035227083..comments2023-10-21T13:13:10.760+02:00Comments on Hard Spear: Galaxies in the Air, Annoyance and GenesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00623612981259503683noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350702795540188761.post-14611945231580146522009-04-17T10:05:00.000+02:002009-04-17T10:05:00.000+02:00momcat – amen on everything. With respect to your...momcat – amen on everything. With respect to your daughter. I once attended a presentation on ADD in girls. The presenter was of opinion that ADD has 3 different traits, two of which must be present in order to make a diagnosis. These two are inattention and impulsivity. The third trait – hyperactivity – may or may not be present. A larger proportion of boys have the hyperactivity trait than girls. For that reason, girls with ADD often do not get diagnosed. Parents & teachers will think that the girl is dreamy and a bit of a scatterbrain. Especially when such a girl is very intelligent, she may perform OK at school. <br /><br />Angel – I am sure there must be some artisan skill Damien will be passionate about, he doesn’t know what though, because of the poor career guidance we get at school. We grow up to think that there is only 3 categories of work and that is of the category of doctor/attorney/accountant , the category of mechanic, electrician, typist, telephonist and finally the category of street sweepers, cleaners and labourers. At school they don’t tell us about glass technicians, about courses in butchery, bakery or 10 000 other practical and interesting learnerships available.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623612981259503683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350702795540188761.post-52468280033278101432009-04-16T13:30:00.000+02:002009-04-16T13:30:00.000+02:00Dude... I am so heart sore right now over my knuck...Dude... I am so heart sore right now over my knucklehead (<I>who is ad<B>H</B>d BTW</I>).<br />I hear you on every single point you've made here (the Vodakak too, AND thats what I call them in my posts about them).<br />I love reading your insight into what my boy goes through.AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350702795540188761.post-80108145830013460532009-04-16T12:38:00.000+02:002009-04-16T12:38:00.000+02:00A lot of what I can identify with obviously with h...A lot of what I can identify with obviously with having ADD in the family. My ex husband has always been the ideas man. He doesn't always follow through but he always plans to build up his own business, build his boat, build a trailer..plans, plans plans. It can be a good and a bad thing. My elder son has an extremely short temper and frequently wants to break something though thankfully is dead set against harming women. My younger son gets pulled down to the depths of negativity over something he doesn't want to do or something he wants to do and isnt allowed to. The whole issue is around being overfocused on the positive or the negative. Where another person is able to compartamentalise their thoughts on a particular project, someone with ADD will be unable to think of anything else. I am a listening ear and sometimes a cautioning tongue to my ex (although he hates it if I don't agree with him) but with my kids it is an ongoing challenge to try and teach them how to have patience and be able to plan for what they want in life. My daughter didn't suffer as much as her brothers at school but as she is getting older (21) I am noticing her impatience with where she is in life with regards to her career, finances, etc., and sometimes relationship issues. Expect to have some issues with your little one but above all maintain your communication with your child and a parent cannot impart lifeskills if his child will not listen to him and sometimes parents lose the heart of their child by applying the letter of the law (discipline) rather than the spirit of the law.BioniKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160435019367425283noreply@blogger.com