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I have met many brilliant people who supposedly have a "disorder", when most of them merely have brains that work differently to the average person's. They learn better when able to move around and use their bodies, but because they have problems sitting at a desk for hours on end they are often medicated to force them to fit into society's mold. I personally think that kids who can sit still for prolongued periods are the ones who can't possibly be the normal, healthy young of our species. I don't like labels, I particularly don't like to hear children say "I have attention deficit disorder" as though this handy label covers them for any wrong doings. It is becoming an excuse for all sorts of bad behaviors, and the quick-fix method of dealing with it teaches children that society believes that drug use will cure their problems. I would like to thank Teresa from the Born to Explore website for permission to use this graphic, and of course special thanks to Alan Parker the artist. Born to Explore explores the positive side of those whose personalities cause them to be labelled ADD. "We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has of course, powerful muscles, but no personality." Albert Einstien |