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5 Things to Remember If You Love a Person with ADD


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five things to remember if you love
five things to remember if you love someone with a DD what is a DD attention
someone with a DD what is a DD attention
someone with a DD what is a DD attention deficit disorder what is ADHD attention
deficit disorder what is ADHD attention
deficit disorder what is ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder I have
deficit hyperactivity disorder I have
deficit hyperactivity disorder I have first-hand experience working with
first-hand experience working with
first-hand experience working with children and adults with a DD ADHD
children and adults with a DD ADHD
children and adults with a DD ADHD bipolar as a psychologist I was working
bipolar as a psychologist I was working
bipolar as a psychologist I was working in a school for many years and I have
in a school for many years and I have
in a school for many years and I have the most amazing insights on working
the most amazing insights on working
the most amazing insights on working with children with a DD so if you know
with children with a DD so if you know
with children with a DD so if you know someone that you care about this will
someone that you care about this will
someone that you care about this will help because there was a boy I was
help because there was a boy I was
help because there was a boy I was working with and he showed me what a DD
working with and he showed me what a DD
working with and he showed me what a DD was because a society we just love to
was because a society we just love to
was because a society we just love to throw labels on people here have that so
throw labels on people here have that so
throw labels on people here have that so number one remember they don’t have a
number one remember they don’t have a
number one remember they don’t have a disorder the boy I was working with was
disorder the boy I was working with was
disorder the boy I was working with was the most loving boy in the world and I
the most loving boy in the world and I
the most loving boy in the world and I never saw that he had a disorder because
never saw that he had a disorder because
never saw that he had a disorder because whenever you label someone with a
whenever you label someone with a
whenever you label someone with a disorder guess what happens
disorder guess what happens
disorder guess what happens you make them a victim that means you
you make them a victim that means you
you make them a victim that means you take away their power instantly and
take away their power instantly and
take away their power instantly and because of that they instinctively pick
because of that they instinctively pick
because of that they instinctively pick up on this and they play out the victim
up on this and they play out the victim
up on this and they play out the victim role so what happens we put them on
role so what happens we put them on
role so what happens we put them on Ritalin
Ritalin
Ritalin so we never address the underlying root
so we never address the underlying root
so we never address the underlying root cause what I found out was that by
cause what I found out was that by
cause what I found out was that by giving someone a label as a DD we create
giving someone a label as a DD we create
giving someone a label as a DD we create a separation between ourselves and them
a separation between ourselves and them
a separation between ourselves and them when you see them as a whole being you
when you see them as a whole being you
when you see them as a whole being you are now giving them more love and they
are now giving them more love and they
are now giving them more love and they can pick up upon this and that creates a
can pick up upon this and that creates a
can pick up upon this and that creates a better relationship between both of you
better relationship between both of you
better relationship between both of you number two they are full of passion
number two they are full of passion
number two they are full of passion remind yourself that so what does that
remind yourself that so what does that
remind yourself that so what does that mean that means you have to place them
mean that means you have to place them
mean that means you have to place them in an environment which compliments
in an environment which compliments
in an environment which compliments their own energy in the school I was
their own energy in the school I was
their own energy in the school I was working with with children with autism
working with with children with autism
working with with children with autism and a DD ADHD bipolar the boy with a DD
and a DD ADHD bipolar the boy with a DD
and a DD ADHD bipolar the boy with a DD he never used to like to go to class it
he never used to like to go to class it
he never used to like to go to class it was a problem he was so passionate about
was a problem he was so passionate about
was a problem he was so passionate about playing video games and he was so smart
playing video games and he was so smart
playing video games and he was so smart so intelligent he could think outside of
so intelligent he could think outside of
so intelligent he could think outside of the box so what I did was I made sure
the box so what I did was I made sure
the box so what I did was I made sure that his environment was safe that’s
that his environment was safe that’s
that his environment was safe that’s what you have to do don’t just push
what you have to do don’t just push
what you have to do don’t just push their buttons and if you can work around
their buttons and if you can work around
their buttons and if you can work around what they love to do also what you
what they love to do also what you
what they love to do also what you envision for them to do it creates a
envision for them to do it creates a
envision for them to do it creates a better relationship more so children and
better relationship more so children and
better relationship more so children and adults who have a DD they don’t really
adults who have a DD they don’t really
adults who have a DD they don’t really have that they just have attention
have that they just have attention
have that they just have attention dialed into
dialed into
dialed into dimensions they know what they want
dimensions they know what they want
dimensions they know what they want therefore we have to create an
therefore we have to create an
therefore we have to create an environment that supports what they want
environment that supports what they want
environment that supports what they want also number three is that many people
also number three is that many people
also number three is that many people with a DD suffer from social anxiety but
with a DD suffer from social anxiety but
with a DD suffer from social anxiety but guess what
guess what
guess what we all have social anxiety they have it
we all have social anxiety they have it
we all have social anxiety they have it to a greater degree so instead of just
to a greater degree so instead of just
to a greater degree so instead of just giving them ritalin we have to see it
giving them ritalin we have to see it
giving them ritalin we have to see it from a bigger picture perspective and
from a bigger picture perspective and
from a bigger picture perspective and this means that for instance the boy I
this means that for instance the boy I
this means that for instance the boy I was working with
was working with
was working with he always had one very good friend that
he always had one very good friend that
he always had one very good friend that he would just feel so calm around but he
he would just feel so calm around but he
he would just feel so calm around but he was nervous around meeting new people so
was nervous around meeting new people so
was nervous around meeting new people so what I did was I would take him to class
what I did was I would take him to class
what I did was I would take him to class with his best friend when his best
with his best friend when his best
with his best friend when his best friend had a free period and this helped
friend had a free period and this helped
friend had a free period and this helped him to interact with other people but
him to interact with other people but
him to interact with other people but you have to do it in stages remind
you have to do it in stages remind
you have to do it in stages remind yourself that don’t just place them with
yourself that don’t just place them with
yourself that don’t just place them with a group of random strangers and expect
a group of random strangers and expect
a group of random strangers and expect them to be happy because they’re going
them to be happy because they’re going
them to be happy because they’re going to feel nervous so we have to be aware
to feel nervous so we have to be aware
to feel nervous so we have to be aware that they have difficulty in dealing
that they have difficulty in dealing
that they have difficulty in dealing with their emotions
with their emotions
with their emotions number four remind yourself yes at times
number four remind yourself yes at times
number four remind yourself yes at times at times they will have verbal outbursts
at times they will have verbal outbursts
at times they will have verbal outbursts so in my own experience I had to
so in my own experience I had to
so in my own experience I had to restrain the boy I was working with it
restrain the boy I was working with it
restrain the boy I was working with it wasn’t easy but guess what after a while
wasn’t easy but guess what after a while
wasn’t easy but guess what after a while I didn’t have to do you know why because
I didn’t have to do you know why because
I didn’t have to do you know why because we developed a better relationship
we developed a better relationship
we developed a better relationship because I was listening to his demands
because I was listening to his demands
because I was listening to his demands when you become a better listener you
when you become a better listener you
when you become a better listener you create a better relationship with that
create a better relationship with that
create a better relationship with that wonderful being with a DD which is just
wonderful being with a DD which is just
wonderful being with a DD which is just the label
the label
the label anyway we all we are all kind of crazy
anyway we all we are all kind of crazy
anyway we all we are all kind of crazy let’s face it so when we realize that
let’s face it so when we realize that
let’s face it so when we realize that verbal outbursts it’s not about just
verbal outbursts it’s not about just
verbal outbursts it’s not about just shutting them up maybe there’s an
shutting them up maybe there’s an
shutting them up maybe there’s an important message that you need to hear
important message that you need to hear
important message that you need to hear that they have to tell you and it does
that they have to tell you and it does
that they have to tell you and it does wonders always talk before you want to
wonders always talk before you want to
wonders always talk before you want to restrain them or you want to silence
restrain them or you want to silence
restrain them or you want to silence them or you want to say shut up talk and
them or you want to say shut up talk and
them or you want to say shut up talk and be calm within yourself because they
be calm within yourself because they
be calm within yourself because they will pick up on that calmness and lastly
will pick up on that calmness and lastly
will pick up on that calmness and lastly number five is to have compassion put
number five is to have compassion put
number five is to have compassion put yourself in their shoes it’s not easy if
yourself in their shoes it’s not easy if
yourself in their shoes it’s not easy if you are a child or even an adult with a
you are a child or even an adult with a
you are a child or even an adult with a DD in a society where they just label
DD in a society where they just label
DD in a society where they just label you you feel like the odd one out you
you you feel like the odd one out you
you you feel like the odd one out you can’t concentrate it’s hard to pay
can’t concentrate it’s hard to pay
can’t concentrate it’s hard to pay attention so if you have a lot of
attention so if you have a lot of
attention so if you have a lot of compassion they will pick up on this and
compassion they will pick up on this and
compassion they will pick up on this and it will help them to deal with their
it will help them to deal with their
it will help them to deal with their behavioral issues because the moment you
behavioral issues because the moment you
behavioral issues because the moment you are angry this backfires now it creates
are angry this backfires now it creates
are angry this backfires now it creates resistance resistance makes stronger so
resistance resistance makes stronger so
resistance resistance makes stronger so talk to them with so much love I always
talk to them with so much love I always
talk to them with so much love I always used to laugh and joke with the boy I
used to laugh and joke with the boy I
used to laugh and joke with the boy I was working with and after I was doing
was working with and after I was doing
was working with and after I was doing that for a long time he would tell me
that for a long time he would tell me
that for a long time he would tell me things so that’s how to deal with the
things so that’s how to deal with the
things so that’s how to deal with the situation always remind yourself and
situation always remind yourself and
situation always remind yourself and remember if you know someone who has a
remember if you know someone who has a
remember if you know someone who has a DD they don’t have a disorder in essence
DD they don’t have a disorder in essence
DD they don’t have a disorder in essence they are the crystals and Indigo’s okay
they are the crystals and Indigo’s okay
they are the crystals and Indigo’s okay you may not understand and understand
you may not understand and understand
you may not understand and understand and overstand
and overstand
and overstand this metaphysical talk but they are not
this metaphysical talk but they are not
this metaphysical talk but they are not prepared to go along with routines
prepared to go along with routines
prepared to go along with routines that’s why they hate they hate
that’s why they hate they hate
that’s why they hate they hate organization they don’t like routine
organization they don’t like routine
organization they don’t like routine because they can see that so many of us
because they can see that so many of us
because they can see that so many of us we are just clones in society they are
we are just clones in society they are
we are just clones in society they are breaking free of structure and that’s
breaking free of structure and that’s
breaking free of structure and that’s what makes them so powerful so honor
what makes them so powerful so honor
what makes them so powerful so honor their greatness we are here in nature it
their greatness we are here in nature it
their greatness we are here in nature it feels good that one’s for you infinite
feels good that one’s for you infinite
feels good that one’s for you infinite waters diving deep once again stay well
waters diving deep once again stay well
waters diving deep once again stay well stay healthy

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