Comments on: ADHD: An Advantage for Major League Baseball? http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/ A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: don, you dork http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-400760 don, you dork Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:38:40 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-400760 wtf is a "narcotic stimulant?" wtf is a “narcotic stimulant?”

]]> By: Don http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-79960 Don Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:56:54 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-79960 I am not surprised by the sudden increase in exemption applications. With the steroids controversy hitting the sport, players seek other methods for enhancing their performance. With the subjective diagnosis process, Major League players can obtain narcotic stimulants that help them perform on the field. There is a reason amphetamines are banned from the sport. ADHD or not, stimulant medications of any kind should be banned as well. Don I am not surprised by the sudden increase in exemption applications. With the steroids controversy hitting the sport, players seek other methods for enhancing their performance. With the subjective diagnosis process, Major League players can obtain narcotic stimulants that help them perform on the field.

There is a reason amphetamines are banned from the sport. ADHD or not, stimulant medications of any kind should be banned as well.

Don

]]> By: Calochilus http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-78907 Calochilus Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:52:00 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-78907 Some years ago (2004) an Australian professional football player (that's Rugby League, not Gridiron)Willie Mason, gained notoriety for behavioural problems, then oprobrium for admitting a diagnosis of ADHD. Mason made the perceptive observation of his sport " If I've got ADHD, then we all have" see http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/forum/archive/index.php/t-278.html and an overview here http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22413940-5013684,00.html Some years ago (2004) an Australian professional football player (that’s Rugby League, not Gridiron)Willie Mason, gained notoriety for behavioural problems, then oprobrium for admitting a diagnosis of ADHD. Mason made the perceptive observation of his sport ” If I’ve got ADHD, then we all have”

see http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/forum/archive/index.php/t-278.html
and an overview here http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22413940-5013684,00.html

]]> By: lisa http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-78889 lisa Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:57:40 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-78889 I'm not sure. For my son a three inning tball game seems like an eternity unless he's batting. I can't wait to see how he does this summer since we've started Rx since last season but I was thinking a sport that was faster moving would be better for him because he would lose focus SOOO easily with Tball. I knowhigh level games would move more quickly though... I’m not sure. For my son a three inning tball game seems like an eternity unless he’s batting. I can’t wait to see how he does this summer since we’ve started Rx since last season but I was thinking a sport that was faster moving would be better for him because he would lose focus SOOO easily with Tball. I knowhigh level games would move more quickly though…

]]> By: Michele http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-78435 Michele Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:18:40 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-78435 Hi there, my 11 1/2 year old son has ADHD and is a very good ball player. He is particularly good at fielding-he has been told by many, many coaches that he has a "golden glove". As he puts it, "I don't even think about it, my body just goes where it needs to go." He has ultra fast reflexes as well-I can't help but see the two as related. Maybe when you are free of that pesky frontal lobe second guessing things, your body can move almost reflexively to where it needs to be? Hi there, my 11 1/2 year old son has ADHD and is a very good ball player. He is particularly good at fielding-he has been told by many, many coaches that he has a “golden glove”. As he puts it, “I don’t even think about it, my body just goes where it needs to go.” He has ultra fast reflexes as well-I can’t help but see the two as related.
Maybe when you are free of that pesky frontal lobe second guessing things, your body can move almost reflexively to where it needs to be?

]]> By: Randy Feldman http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-an-advantage-for-major-league-baseball/comment-page-1/#comment-78183 Randy Feldman Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:48:38 +0000 http://www.addadhdblog.com/?p=387#comment-78183 I would like to see this study expanded to athletes that participate in high risk sports. I have been a NASCAR fan for the last 20 years and I am sure that the people who have ADD is NASCAR comes in around 25%. The high risk coupled with the need for hyperfocus for 4 hours during a race is a great sport for us ADDers. I would like to see this study expanded to athletes that participate in high risk sports. I have been a NASCAR fan for the last 20 years and I am sure that the people who have ADD is NASCAR comes in around 25%. The high risk coupled with the need for hyperfocus for 4 hours during a race is a great sport for us ADDers.

]]>