Fw: [Ailist] ADD

[Mike Sands]

Lynn - the other thing that hit me - like ...duh - the magic of finding just 
that little wee opening - one ember only  - hey I'm serious - that is the 
book I want to find the bookshelf   - and the movie.

Mike


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sands" <msands at dccnet.com>
To: <ldj at sisna.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Ailist] ADD


> Lynn,
>
> Thanks so much - the picture in my head at the moment is something like a 
> tiny can opener (and CAN opener).  Please get a movie made of it.  Think 
> of Helen Hunt and Music of the Heart - but your story emblemizes something 
> every human being in the world can do - what a symphony that is.
>
> Mike
>
> PS I don't remember that story from the list before - but so what - once 
> for it is not enough.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Lynn D. Johnson" <ljohnson at solution-consulting.com>
> To: "Mike Sands" <msands at dccnet.com>
> Cc: <ailist at lists.business.utah.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ailist] ADD
>
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> I thought I had mentioned this to the list. When my second son was in 
>> fourth grade, we became aware of his slippage. He was distracted, 
>> daydreaming, and disconnected. His teacher claimed to be skilled at 
>> helping ADD children. I visited the classroom. It was an open school (a 
>> horrible education boondoggle) and kids wandered from class to class. She 
>> had seated him in the back. She was worse than no help at all.
>>
>> We home schooled him for the rest of the year to help him catch up, and 
>> he did wonderfully. As a project, he wrote a 30 page mystery story. But 
>> the next year he and his mother agreed he'd go back to public school. 
>> More disconnection, daydreaming, and distraction. So I started a 
>> Discovery question process with him.
>>
>> Most nights I would ask, "Jeff, was there a time today when you seemed to 
>> really pay attention?" He'd say, "No, I don't know, shut up." I would 
>> ruffle his hair affectionately or hug him and say, "OK, buddy." He'd say 
>> "Don't touch me." (ADD kids are often irritable.)
>>
>> One day we were driving up to the mountain in the truck. I asked him 
>> about discovering moments of concentration, and he said, "Yeah, I noticed 
>> something. When I hold my pencil, I pay more attention than when I set it 
>> down." I congratulated him and wondered what other techniques he'd 
>> discover. His school performance began to improve.
>>
>> He tried Ritalin, he was helped but didn't want to take it and 
>> discontinued after a two weeks. He never took it again.
>>
>> He is now a senior at a Division 1 university, majoring in mechanical 
>> engineering, holding a >3.6 GPA. Because of his achievements he was 
>> admitted to a one-year master's program, so this year and next he takes 
>> grad classes and will graduate in five years with an M.S. in mech eng. He 
>> speaks three languages and is happily married to a brilliant woman. He 
>> volunteers in the community.
>>
>> A great success story. You never know what people are capable of unless 
>> you investigate the possibilities.
>>
>> Lynn Johnson
>> Salt Lake City
>>
>> Mike Sands wrote:
>>> Appreciative Inqury and Attention Deficit Disorder - have you ever 
>>> thought about these two ideas  - and had any ideas you care to share 
>>> onlist or off.
>>>
>>> Mike
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