What are some good sites for children with ADD?

Question

Thanks Randy, ou describe my nine year old son well. He is gifted. I just need to help him adjust to life so that He can make the most of his giftedness, artistic ability without losing out on all the other good things in life.

Answer 1

I'm alone at 42...On Social Security disability for ADD. I'm very sensitive;this works as a positive(if recognized)  or a negative if  I take things to personal and analize, justify and utilize my energy in the wrong direction. In the positive enlightment I see this as a gift not a disability. The pain that I have held I now let flow through a love , my love, my Guitar. Unconditional love. A marriage. I lust her , I trust her, I adjust her. I make her talk, make her scream ,ring as I sing in harmony. I was alone until I bought my  Epiphone, now I'm free; just Epi and me.Alone we are none. Together we are one.  Randyrocks

The average individual. In fact, many definitions of LD and ADD include “emotional instability” as a defining characteristic. Throughout history, gifted people such as artists, writers and musicians have demonstrated ultra-sensitive characteristics. Given the fact that so many people with LD and/or ADD are, in fact, creatively and intellectually gifted, it follows that they, too, are likely to be highly sensitive individuals.

Dabrowski, a psychiatrist who specializes in giftedness, proposes five areas of extreme sensitivity in gifted individuals which he terms as “over-excitabilities”. You may recognize some of the following areas in yourself:

Psychomotor - Need for extreme physical activity, movement, and sports activity

Hyperactivity, restlessness; inability to quell non-stop inner thought processes (often cause of sleeping problems); highly pronounced gesturing, fast talking

Sensual - Heightened sensory awareness

Over-reaction to sensory input (bad smells, bright lights, loud noises, etc); heightened tactile sensitivity (e.g. to textured fabrics); finds some sensory input intolerable and may need to leave location of stimuli

Imaginational - Thinks and lives in fantasy worlds

The poets, the fantasizers, the “space cadets” of this world; uses metaphorical speech; day dreams; remembers and reacts strongly to night dreams

Intellectual - A heightened response to intellectual questions and problems

Intense focus on particular topic, difficulty diverting away from topic (which may interfere with development of social relationships); often a highly ethical, moral topic requiring sustained analytical thinking abilities; difficulty letting go of the world’s problems without continual questioning

Emotional - Heightened emotional reactions and attachments to people

Emotions experienced in extremes; need to develop strong emotional attachments; self-examination; natural ability for empathy and compassion; often perceives others as not caring enough; susceptibility to depression and anxiety

Answer 2

what kind of sites are you looking for?