I understand ADHD as having a sensitive brain. There are a lot of stimulations that distract and overwhelm us. All the television, the noise, etc., etc.,. So people with 'ADHD' need lots of quiet and organized space to re-set themselves - like meditation or going out to nature and recharging, or having rituals to center self. ADHD and autism, to some extent, is a naturally occurring condition that gets exacerbated due to modern lifestyle and environmental toxins. Why would someone have a sensitive brain other than creating a catalyst for the self in this world where things seem to be chaotic? Why be born with highly sensitive brains? It wasn't an available condition until more recently in history! I am so glad she's off of meds and doing well!
If you see Sir Ken Robinson's video from TED, he talks about a famous choreographer (she choreographed Cats and other famous musicals). She was sent to a psychologist because her school teachers were worried she was disruptive and inattentive in class. After interviewing the child, the psychologist put the radio on and asked the child's mother to leave the room with him. From another room, they watched her. The girl began to dance to the music! The psychologist turned to the mother and said, "Mrs. so-and-so, your child is not sick, she's a dancer - take her to a dancing school." So the point of the story is, some people 'think' differently - this lady thinks through movement or dance. The fact that she could not keep still was because she does not think like the rest of the people in her society.
TED Talks http://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY
The Element http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAqSBMZDY8
If you see Sir Ken Robinson's video from TED, he talks about a famous choreographer (she choreographed Cats and other famous musicals). She was sent to a psychologist because her school teachers were worried she was disruptive and inattentive in class. After interviewing the child, the psychologist put the radio on and asked the child's mother to leave the room with him. From another room, they watched her. The girl began to dance to the music! The psychologist turned to the mother and said, "Mrs. so-and-so, your child is not sick, she's a dancer - take her to a dancing school." So the point of the story is, some people 'think' differently - this lady thinks through movement or dance. The fact that she could not keep still was because she does not think like the rest of the people in her society.
TED Talks http://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY
The Element http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAqSBMZDY8
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