snowy ciara
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Okay, so here's my question..
I'm hyperactive. I've never had the behavioral issues that most children with ADHD do, but that's because my kindergarten teacher had a sibling with this problem and recognised the symptoms in less than a week. She notified my parents, who got me help right away. The good news is, because of early intervention, I never had the self esteem issues and depression that most kids get. I had some minor self esteem issues, but none really related to the disorder. They were also able to teach me to deal with this WITHOUT DRUGS. Everytime I see one of my Ritalin or Prozac addled school chums I thank God for the my parents. (Yes, I admit that these medications can be helpful; especially in extreme cases. BUT the usual response with a sick kid is to throw a pill at it. I've always felt that should be a last resort.)
But anyway. Usually, ADHD symptoms disappear after adolescence. No one knows if the disorder actually disappears or if the coping mechanisms one learns takes over. In my case, it's the latter. Sometimes I have to stop and take a deep breath and think. Physically calm myself down. Sometimes I have to go to the gym and get rid of all that energy in a physical way. (or maybe I need to just find a lover). I've now got control mechanisms built into my brain now to help me. They're just not automatic yet.
Dom/mes, Tops, PYL's, whomever.. If a sub comes to you and says "I'd love to work with you, serve you, be with you, but I'm ADHD and sometimes have issues with the simplest of things." What would you do?
Would you write them off? Or would you design a system/plan/training program with this in mind? How would you handle an ADHD sub?
Just in case you folks need a little more info, this site gives a pretty good run down of the basics.
Adults with ADHD
I'm hyperactive. I've never had the behavioral issues that most children with ADHD do, but that's because my kindergarten teacher had a sibling with this problem and recognised the symptoms in less than a week. She notified my parents, who got me help right away. The good news is, because of early intervention, I never had the self esteem issues and depression that most kids get. I had some minor self esteem issues, but none really related to the disorder. They were also able to teach me to deal with this WITHOUT DRUGS. Everytime I see one of my Ritalin or Prozac addled school chums I thank God for the my parents. (Yes, I admit that these medications can be helpful; especially in extreme cases. BUT the usual response with a sick kid is to throw a pill at it. I've always felt that should be a last resort.)
But anyway. Usually, ADHD symptoms disappear after adolescence. No one knows if the disorder actually disappears or if the coping mechanisms one learns takes over. In my case, it's the latter. Sometimes I have to stop and take a deep breath and think. Physically calm myself down. Sometimes I have to go to the gym and get rid of all that energy in a physical way. (or maybe I need to just find a lover). I've now got control mechanisms built into my brain now to help me. They're just not automatic yet.
Dom/mes, Tops, PYL's, whomever.. If a sub comes to you and says "I'd love to work with you, serve you, be with you, but I'm ADHD and sometimes have issues with the simplest of things." What would you do?
Would you write them off? Or would you design a system/plan/training program with this in mind? How would you handle an ADHD sub?
Just in case you folks need a little more info, this site gives a pretty good run down of the basics.
Adults with ADHD
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