Hi Whitney!
Gotta tell you that I agree with everything you've said here. I have ADD
with a BIG H (I'm very hyperactive if I don't take my ritalin) and I've
still managed to get a college degree *with honors* and I'm now working on
my Master's degree. AD(H)D is an explanation, not an excuse--the bottom
line is that we have to take responsibility for our actions no matter what.
Meg
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Maybe if I chew on these wires long enough I will chew my way out!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Whitney Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:42 AM
Subject: A rambling rant/reflection re: spam and ADD
> The latest message from Kristen as well as an earlier reference to ADD has
> had me thinking here in the wee hours of insomnia. I realize that I was
not
> on the listserv when the original reference to ADD was made and therefore
am
> relying on hearsay, without knowing what Kristen had initially said about
> it.
>
> I feel compelled to respond at this point to make it clear ADD is no
excuse
> for stupidity. I know no one has made that connection in response to the
> spam incident, but I imagine some are chalking this latest evidence of
poor
> judgement on that previous reference to the ADD. ADD has no correlation
to
> IQ. In fact, my counselor refers to ADD as less of an attention deficit
as
> a *motivational* deficit. Someone with ADD *can* attend to (focus on)
> anything that truly interests (motivates) her.
>
> I am by no means an academic expert on ADD, but I am an experiential
expert
> on it. I have ADD and learning disability(ies). Despite this, I have
been
> able to attain an advanced degree and a successful career as a university
> instructor (following a dismal failure as a nurse-manager. Too little
> structure for me & my ADD). I believe my learning challenges actually
make
> me a better educator.
>
> My point in all this is: there are rules on this listserv. Everyone is
> capable of minor, thoughtless violations of them from time to time. I'm
not
> sure the spam incident qualifies as a minor, isolated violation. And I
> certainly do not think ADD is any excuse for it.
>
> I apologize for anyone who has hurt feelings from what I have written, but
I
> feel strongly that I must clarify the nature of ADD in light of this
latest
> transgression of the listserv rules.
>
