RE: [lace] RE: What would YOU do?

2011-02-12 Thread Jenny Brandis
...One of the criteria looked at in the diagnosis is how many projects a person starts and doesn't complete! Cherry Knobloch Oh dear, this just confirms my suspicions - I have ADD but definitely NOT ADHD :-) Actually my daughter and 4 of my grandchildren have been diagnosed with ADD and I fear

Re: [lace] RE: What would YOU do?

2011-02-12 Thread Clay Blackwell
Thank you, Cherry! As a (former) Mental Health Therapist, I emphasized that with my patients. To do otherwise is an disservice to them. I also worked for quite a few years with persons with developmental disabilities, and only the most profoundly affected individuals were unable to understan

Re: [lace] RE: What would YOU do?

2011-02-12 Thread Cherry Knobloch
I'm not sure what I would have done, but. As an adult with Attention Deficit Disorder, and a parent of 3 children with ADD, I must point out that ADD is not an excuse for bad behavior. Nor can it be considered a mental illness. Sometimes people will have other issues and ADD. One of the