Comments on: ADHD and Still Able to Pay Attention? http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-and-still-able-to-pay-attention/ A blog about Attention Deficit Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: B. Russell http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-and-still-able-to-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-173336 B. Russell Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:45:12 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/adhd-and-still-able-to-pay-attention/#comment-173336 Had to laugh. My son was diagnosed and put on ritalin in 1984! He read when he was 4. He could beat me at Concentration. But ADD and ADHD are about a BOREDOM threshold. All 3 of my adult children have severe ADD or ADHD. They can't focus on ANYTHING unless it is very creative or is "coming at them" (like a video game or being a cashier at the grocery store.) My very bright son once told me, "Being a cashier is a great job because I can be aware of the "beep" but think about --whatever--BUT IT IS SO HARD TO COME BACK TO REALITY WHEN THE GROCERY CART IS EMPTY AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY. This is the heart of ADD, and it's SAD. Had to laugh. My son was diagnosed and put on ritalin in 1984! He read when he was 4. He could beat me at Concentration. But ADD and ADHD are about a BOREDOM threshold. All 3 of my adult children have severe ADD or ADHD. They can’t focus on ANYTHING unless it is very creative or is “coming at them” (like a video game or being a cashier at the grocery store.) My very bright son once told me, “Being a cashier is a great job because I can be aware of the “beep” but think about –whatever–BUT IT IS SO HARD TO COME BACK TO REALITY WHEN THE GROCERY CART IS EMPTY AND I HAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY. This is the heart of ADD, and it’s SAD.

]]> By: Ally http://www.addadhdblog.com/adhd-and-still-able-to-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-22853 Ally Tue, 29 May 2007 17:21:01 +0000 http://addadhdblog.com/adhd-and-still-able-to-pay-attention/#comment-22853 Thank you for discussing this. My son has inattentive type ADHD, a non-verbal learning disability, and giftedness in verbal reasoning and processing. This issue of paying attention has been the point that my son's grandparents keep harping on in their refusal to see that there may be something 'wrong' with their grand son. He can pay attention sometimes, in certain situations, especially when he is interested in the topic. I will forward this link to them to read :) Thank you for discussing this.

My son has inattentive type ADHD, a non-verbal learning disability, and giftedness in verbal reasoning and processing.

This issue of paying attention has been the point that my son’s grandparents keep harping on in their refusal to see that there may be something ‘wrong’ with their grand son. He can pay attention sometimes, in certain situations, especially when he is interested in the topic. I will forward this link to them to read :)

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