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close to him or her, the process becomes much easier. In addition, a client's lifestyle needs to be reviewed. This includes diet and attitudes. Protocols must be created and understood by everyone who is connected to the client.

ADD AND ADHD AREN'T DISABILITIES

Attention Deficit Disorder is not a disability, it is a "diffability." The person's abilities are not "less than" or impaired, just different.

Each person is brilliant in some way. Often, this brilliance simply needs to be discovered, acknowledged and unlocked. ADD and ADHD are gifts. They may represent an expansion of our awareness beyond the 10% that the brain traditionally utilizes. Let's not try to medicate and subdue this exciting evolutionary step.

Recently, a client said to me, "I am not dumb you know, even if they all say I am." That's a common misunderstanding when dealing with people - especially children - who have the gift of ADD.

They're not "dumb" or stupid. In fact, they're so smart in such different ways, we don't always realize that what they have is an asset.

THE FUTURE OF ADD AND ADHD

Working together, we can become smart enough to understand those with ADD and ADHD. For now, let's help these gifted people deal with isolation, fear, anxiety, depression and more. We can help each other. In this process, we may find ways to utilize even more intelligence, to help the evolutionary process. Our world could benefit greatly.

You can help people who have ADD and ADHD. Start by letting them know that they're not alone.

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