Attention Deficit Disorder.
Yes it exists.
Yes I have it.
I use the right side of my brain, responsible for creative thought, reading, writing, analysis, and reasoning, I pick up the small details of a crime scene.
This is opposed to the left side, responsible for logic, organization, math, the big picture, and memorization.
So I think differently....
I'm not stupid.
I just take a little longer to comprehend certain things... am disorganized..... and hate math.
I don't like those who try to dismiss ADD as non-existent. I have it. It's real.
It is over diagnosed and therefore picks up the negative connotation of being no existent or just an excuse for "boys-being-boys" at a young age and not being able to sit still.
I am a 17 year-old girl.
I have ADD.
I don't consider it a disorder or deficit.
I consider it a gift. The gift of being able to view the world differently than others can.
The only problem I see are these misconceptions concerning ADD.
I feel obligated to clear up the confusion and display ADD for what it really is so that the kids like me who take medication for it and feel the effects of it everyday can feel confident with them selves and not degraded by those claiming that their aliment is not real.
People who claim to have ADD or any disability really for the purposes of getting increased time on the SAT's and the like ought to be ashamed.
We try as hard as we can. These accommodations are there to level the playing field, so no one has an unfair advantage, an advantage constantly sought after in the hardest year for admissions yet.
People who get extra time for false-ADD etc. make it harder for those who really need accommodations, just to get close to their potential, to receive them.
One day, Left-brainers and creative thinkers will lead the world,
but until then...
please don't make things harder for us then they already are...
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