"Imagine This!"
hour. Your stomach starts to churn. That haze in your mind is turning into a full fledged fog engulfing your every thought. What will you do? What is he going to do if you don't finish it; if you do finish it and it's not what he wants, you're history. You start pacing the floor, back and forth. Any chance you had of completing the task is totally out the window by now, your nerves are so mangled you feel as if you could drop to the floor! What will you do?
All this and it isn't even ten a.m. yet. Think of how you would feel by the end of the day! Forgetful, disorganized, confused, anxious, afraid, angry. That is a lot of intense feelings all rolled into a few hours. Imagine having to go through this experience all day long, every day!
We all have the occasional bad day and suffer the repercussions of them, but imagine this being a way of life, day in and day out. This is the standard way of life for people with AD/HD. Being adults, we have choices in the way we choose to handle such situations, but it's not that easy for children. How must it feel to be a small person in a gigantic world with all of these feelings running through your mind and body like a race car at the Indy 500?
The two feelings I hear expressed most when talking to children about AD/HD are scary and frustrating. They feel frustrated because they often are not capable of accomplishing all that others do, their learning disability holds them back. It's hard to concentrate, sit still, do class and homework, and many of the things that others take for granted. They feel scared that people will not like them; other kids at school, neighbors, teachers, and most of all - family members.
As adults, we have a tremendous amount of influence on children, our attitude towards them can make or break them. It is so very important to remember that these are not AD/HD kids, but kids with AD/HD. The behavior is not what makes the child, it is a part of the child.
Think back to one of those bad days you've had, now magnify it by ten fold. Is that who you are? Of course not. It is life's circumstances that threw you into such a situation. You need understanding and possibly a shoulder to cry on when things are at their worst. So it is for children afflicted with AD/HD; they need
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