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Short Stories Miscellaneous Stories Read The Book! - A.D.H.D Uncovered
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Read The Book! - A.D.H.D Uncovered |
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| Written by David Neve | |
| Thursday, 10 April 2008 | |
| Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 ) |
Read the book, read the book, read the book, read the book...
Man, am I ever tired of hearing read the book.
Supper is supposed to happen in about half an hour, I think I'll grab it and read a little into it.
Where did I leave that accursed thing anyway? Apothecary table. Bingo. Apothecary table? Yes your honor, my parents knowingly bought a thing called an apothecary table. I swear my parents must be a coupla nuts. Like they're up late at night conjuring potions on their days off... Not that coffee table makes a whole lot of sense either. More like candy wrapper, magazine, ashtray, scissors, phone bill table.
Wish I could pat myself on the back - I'm such a genius.
If I gotta read this, I'm at least going to sit on the front porch, where it's peaceful.
Brr... man it's cold. Gotta scoot over the sunshine. It's beautiful out here. Best thing about winter, I think. Everything is just brighter. The sky is bluer, the grass greener, even the brown leaves are more brown.
I could see more if this brick porch support thing wasn't blocking my view. Why on earth did they feel the need to put a big square brick post on such a small porch. Heck, it looks like the roof is self supporting here anyway. Pinheads.
The book, the book, the book. Gotta read the book she says. Don't want to disappoint mom, here we go, chapter one, page one.
Yikes! What was that?
Oh, a ladybug.
What on earth is a ladybug doing flying around in late November? Shouldn't it be at a ladybug convention somewhere warm? Or in the ground or something? Hey, this one doesn't have any dots. That's weird. Wonder if there's anymore strutting around on the porch?
Hey! There's another on the brick post thing. That one has dots, must just be a... hmm, I wonder how many bricks it took to make this thing anyway. One, two, three, no wait, two and a half, times four; no wait, some of them are used around the corner on the opposite side. So I need to circle it and count the bricks then multiply by - circle the square to count the bricks. Circle the square. I need to circle the square?
Jeez, now I know I'm nuts. Next thing I know I'll be at a furniture store buying an apothecary table. Hey, maybe mom and dad are using the table to try to turn lead into gold. That would be slick. I can see dad now, standing in line at Newell Salvage, trying to buy lead ingots...
There's another on the hibiscus plant. Man they're everywhere. It's supposed to freeze tonight - they'll freeze their dots off! Hah! I'm so witty. Oh yeah, that's right, I was supposed to remind mom and dad that we need to bring in the plants tonight. I should go do that now before I...
Waidda minute! Almost lost focus there! Read the book, that's what I'm out here to do.
I wish I could pat myself on the back - I'm so smart!
Chapter one, page one. Recognizing ADHD. Okay, skip that one, I know all about that - it's any dude that looks like me in the mirror... Chapter two, page one. How to cope with ADHD. Pffft, I mean, really. If this little booklet was written by somebody with ADHD I'd really consider taking it seriously, but from what most folks have been trying to tell me, somebody with ADHD couldn't write it.
Hold on there. What do they mean by cope? I think I've been insulted by a book. Why does somebody need to cope with a gift? Wow, almost lost track of time! I better zip back inside, mom gets frazzled if we show up late at the supper table!
Comments (5) |
 04-10-2008 10:19, you hear about it all the time - ever wonder what it's like? this was just a snapshot - maybe 5 seconds of tarhead's brain... most say it's a curse, i say it's a gift - it's where my stories and my music come from. you have choices - give in to it and drug yourself, or control it. drug yourself and you end up stunted and stupid. control it, and there's no limit. a person with adhd can juggle hundreds of thoughts to the average person's dozen... if your child has attention deficit disorder, embrace it, hone it, use it as a wonderful tool - don't drug them - take them outside and wear them out! grab your child and stick a notepad and pen in his/her pocket, so he/she has some source or artificial memory to maintain the human schedule (as he/she is not human) - i use a smart phone to keep me on track and to have a place to instantly plant my wandering thoughts. and i have a lot of them. discipline is the key to survival - not drugs... » Reply to this comment...  04-10-2008 11:30, wow there are so many things going on...it's only a text but it's so full of energy. Feeling like that for real must be 100 times more frantic... » Reply to this comment...  04-10-2008 11:58, Great story, I agree, we are an overperscirbed nation. » Reply to this comment...  04-11-2008 09:21, When I used to teach..I would have kids come tell me they were ADHD as if it were an excuse. I told them, then I guess you'll have to work harder at paying attention. I also noticed that if I gave them any sort of teaching responsibility..they would do better. I know that if my youngest child is considered ADHD...we are NOT going to go the medication route Great story and look at the mind waves of someone with this disorder » Reply to this comment... 04-13-2008 13:38, I remember this story, I thought it was...oh look, my shoelace is untied. Its a nice day isn't it. » Reply to this comment... |
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