Since your diagnosis, you've probably been thinking about your past. You're also starting to see it in
a different light as well. I know I am, and it's a brighter, more positive light. I hope yours is too!
For whatever reason, school and homework have been on my mind. I hated homework! I totally understood the reasons for doing homework, but I couldn't grasp why they piled it on so high. I mean ... repetition can certainly create success, but too much can also drive a person CRAZY! Especially a kid with adhd.
Homework took FOREVER! It bored me beyond belief. I'd spend hours and hours and still wouldn't have my homework completed on time (if at all). Doing their best, my parents would have me sit in a quiet room, all by myself, often for set periods of time. You know ... focus, concentrate ... APPLY YOURSELF!
I also remember times that were quite the opposite. I'd go to my room, close the door, put all my books and homework on the floor ... then lay down on my stomach to work on it. I had a little black and white tv on the floor too, about 15 inches in front of my books with whatever cartoon or sitcom rerun available tuned in, and (of course) the radio or an album/tape playing in the background. Hey, since homework takes forever, I might as well enjoy myself!
I now realize that I pretty much do the same thing today - as an adult! In my current "profession," I can work from home thanks to the amazing capabilities of technology. Whether I was researching companies, financial sectors, trends ... re-allocating a portfolio or writing a loan, I always have the music on, and often the television too!
Right now, as I type this post, I'm listening to classical music digitally enhanced for better focus and concentration.
I know ... you're sitting there reading this with your adhd brain wishing I'd get to the point . Me too, so here it is - the point:
Distraction is your friend! Maybe for "the 95%" (definition here) all the extra "noise" makes them lose focus and thus render them unable to do whatever it is they're doing. That's ok, every individual needs to do whatever works best for them. You and I know, however, that adhd isn't a deficit of attention. ADHD is an over-ABUNDANCE of attention!
My gut feel ... is that the extra stimulation of the music and television grabs the part of your brain that seeks attention elsewhere, thereby allowing you to stay concentrated on the task you want to accomplish.
Does that make sense to you?
Try it out! Experiment! Maybe music and tv aren't your thing, but I'm sure you have something to distract yourself with. Test my Theory of Distraction, and let me know how it goes! As I've said before, don't worry about fixing your shortcomings, and don't spend energy devising a way to conquer them. Nobody is perfect.
Embrace your shortcomings. Embrace your distractions. Love your weaknesses with all your heart and invite them to be a part of your life.
So go on now ... get DISTRACTED!
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