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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 23:56:50 GMT
Thanks clubby :-)
I'm finished at last- it's 00:40 am and the emails have been submitted to the officeready for them to read in the am.
I'd still be at it if I hadn't informed the office that my oh would be in hospital tomorrow so they said they'd do the ones they were going to send to us tonight (amazing how they are suddenly able to do them after saying that the only option was for us to do them!)
I made a few mistakes and got stressed a few times (my poor lads couldn't play with me as I had to work soly on this :-( ) I paused at 5 to make and serve dinner for the boy's and oh then got back to work just before 6.
Wouldn't have taken so long but the office insisted that each sheet be scanned indevidually and a personal name and learner code assigned to each one which was fiddly as heck.
And writing the comments was a trick asthere are only so many ways to say 'learner completed all tasks' and we not meant to repeat anothing.
My feet hurt from tapping them so much lol.
But I'm glad it's done and I managed to clean the kitchen as well (I didn't eat so found the time that way - fair trade off I think) :-)
Anyway, I'm beat and so I'm off to bed. So relieved it's done but not looking forward to tomorrow's pile of work lol
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 10:20:03 GMT
I know what that feels like (all the lists I mean) I also use pen and paper and my oh clot so fed up of all the sheets all oiiver the place he helped me put together a master sheet that is on the kitchen door, next to the living room door and on the bedroom wall between door and light switch lol. He thinks that it'll help and it does kinda but it's not very specific so once I have a change I want to write some smaller lists under the subtitles from his big list in my little personal pad so then I can then refer from one to the next as needed.
I've tried using apps but found them too fiddly for me. And too linear (I'm a mind map kinda gal lol)
I'll deffo check out that app though as I've not heard of it before :-)
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 10:10:57 GMT
2 hours later and still not made any progress as had to sort out insurance and cortosy car then spent a short age on the phone tween two hospitals trying to find out A who's looking after my OH and B what he's meant to do next as no one told him and his in pain (I hate him being in pain but it's a little bit funny as he once told me he can handle any pain and that he knows what child birth is like pain wise - apparently not lol). Took ages but got there. Now my babays woken up and the boy's are hungry so gotta cook and feed them before I can get back to the sheets I'll get it done eventually. Oh said I can put the boy's in the bedroom while he rests to help me focus. I might well take that offer after lunch - I can't believe I wasted a whole ten minutes earlier googling rainbow cupcakes cos in my brain it was suddenly front and centre >_<
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 8:00:32 GMT
Oh good - I did sort the invoice out in time Oh the relief ...
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 7:59:09 GMT
So I have to sort out my OH's work for him else he'll not get paid! That gives me until tomorrow morning to do: these are all student observation sheets Set 1 - 32 learners x 4 weeks worth of Obv sheets = 128 Set 2 - 32 x 4 = 128 Set 3 - 32 x 5 = 160 Set 4 - 32 x 5 = 160 Total of 576 sheets - by start of work hours tomorrow. All sheets must have hand written tutor comments (my OH had broken his hand - hence why I'm now doing it), tutor signature and correct in session and next session dates over a 4/5 week span. I've vexed with his bosses for putting all this on him this week when they'd previously told him not to worry about it - hence the back log as he was just informed that not only did he now have to sort it out but also that he had to back date it. I've done about 200 sheets so far - trying to focus on the others now but really struggling - and I've got another 200 sheets going to be delivered either midnight tonight or wee hours of tomorrow! And I've not slept in nearly 3 days and my house is a mess which is bringing me down and distracting me. Also in and out of hospital to sort OH hand/arm out. My poor baby is strapped into his pram so he can't climb alL over me (OH is sleeping so can't watch the kids) and my 3 yr old is running everywhere and asking me tons of questions every second! I know I have to do the work (plus I'm running late on next sessions resources that it's my job to create) but I just can't focus on it, the more I try the harder it seems to do it Now I'm panicking cos I can't remember if I sent OHs invoice in!!!
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 7:40:23 GMT
Oh bless, I'm so glad I don't need glasses. When I was a girl I did need glasses and I lost them so often I would get in huge trouble. My mum tried those string neck tie thingys (love that word lately - thingy lol) but I'd just loose that too. I got so fed up of loosing glasses and having to wear my ugly training glasses (which for some reason I didn't loose!) that I stopped wearing glasses and kinda trained my eyes to see better - boy did that shock my eye doctor lol. But I was a kid then, easier to do then. I'm always asking my OH to ring my phone for me, cos when he is here I keep forgetting about it and loosing it. Butwhen he is away I don't loose it so much as I know he'd need me and any second lol. I loose my phone so often that if my boys see I left it somewhere they'll pick it up and bring it too me - even my 1 yr old! My bane is pens. Our local shops must make a living from the number of pens I buy for I'm always loosing mine. Pens are my most useful tool outside of my irratic brain, and I've kinda always had a thing for them (when I was a girl I went through a stealing phase - I was more interested in pens then money lol, until I grow up and realised I was wiser to steal food as otherwise I'd have none lol - sorry, I digress again... where was I? Pens ... we have a box that is meant purely for pens ontop of our crafting and home education box. I look inside and it's got plenty of coloured pens but the black pens (needed for work) are always missing - I buy them in ten packs! I end up rummaging in my OHs work bag to use some of his. My boys are also always loosing their crayons too - found one in the fridge, one got placed in the oven and I didn't see it until the smell altered me to something wrong when I was cooking - just a puddle by then. My eldest, just after his brother was born so when he'd just turned 2, he takes a green crayon and places it on the radiator. A while later he is all excited and points to a pile of melted wax on the carpet. It formed amazing shapes and patterns and the colour changed in fun places (it was fascinating lol) but I still cant get it out of my carpets I love learning, so does my lad thank God, and one of the greatest things about my easily distracted brain is how a simple or unexpected occurrence that might vex others can give me hours of entertainment and thought and inspiration. Once out with my boys at an ice cream parlour (the boy's don't like ice cream but the place allows free access to some farm animals),a staff member knocked over my lads milk on the bench table and was about to clean it up. His face was a picture when I asked him to wait a bit so we could watch the milk run down the table! It was fascinating to us, all the gradients in the wood and how that effected the flow! My lad got a replacement milk and a couple awesome minutes of gravity demonstrations though tarain lol. That same day we were on the bus home when we got stuck on a small road by some road work vans infront of us that we had to wait for to move. Everyone on the bus was moaning and complaining, I just picked my lad up and stood by the driver seat so he could see better and ask his questions, which he had loads off lol, the road was half open on one side, showing the different levels of stone and road layers, great little opportunity. Everyone on the bus stopped complaining after watching my lad and started saying how sweet he was - it was so funny.
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 6:43:32 GMT
I'm still a big kid when it comes to swivel chairs. Can't seem to help myself lol
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Post by shiningbright on May 26, 2016 5:57:52 GMT
Aye I realised that aboi t two hours ago when trying to sleep lol. Sorry. Don't know what my brain was upto
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 20:46:01 GMT
I've had a tough day but I'm through it and tomorrow I pray will be better then today. If not it'll no t be as bad as yesterday lol!
Anyway, I need a cheer up and I thought I kmkight do that by sharing some of my sillier moments. Not out of unjust jestingbut by way if making connections and easing self doubts :-) anyone can s are something as thgthey desire :-)
(Sorry also if I'm posting too much and becoming irksome! )
Okay- so- some of my funniest moments.
I'm on the phone to my oh who needs my help with something and I'm stressing out cos what he needs is on my phone and I couldn't find it anywhere - I searched - in under and behind the sofas - toy box - under the treadmil - in the bathroom - In the kitchen - in the oven and in the fridge My oh says 'what's wrong- what you looking for?' I said 'my phone' he asks- what you talking to me on then?
Today i brushed my teeth using my toddler's strawberry and icecream flavoured tooth paste and didn't realise until I was nearly finished. - huh this is sweet (distracted thoughts take me back to thinking about my gran - the logic here was she had the best flavoured toothpaste! ) - 2 minutes later - huh it's not as foamy as normal - oh darn I used the kids!
I took the milk to the sofa and o it my cupnof tea in the fridge (I was working and made the tea cos I didn't want to eat but needed to wake up abit) and I didn't realise til I went to make breakfast the following morning and found cold tea where my milk should have been! - the boy's found the milk b efoore I did, que clean up time
My oh was out of the country and left the van key with me said his friend would come and collect it. One day I get a text - the guy was com ing that evening. - mega chaos insured. I looked everywhere, literally, even under beds and mattresses. I was in tears. We only have one key for the van. My big asks me 'mummy what's wrong' I say I've lost the van key and that oh is going to be so disappointed with me. He says 'oh' in a way to make me pause. - me ' do you know where the key is?' - him 'yes' - me 'show me!!!' - it was in the shoe hanger bag thingy!!! I spent the next half hour happy crying and laughing and overall crying and hugging my lad who kept saying 'it's o at mummy - you happy - van key okay now'. --- he was 2 yrs and 7 months at the time (I was pregnant with his brother then)
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 20:26:13 GMT
Update - feeling better now (for now, I feel like an emotional ping pong latey!) I spoke to my oh aand he kjust reminded me that he loves me and that with practise I'll get better at housework and such (I so hope I do - th inkn od do betterif I wawasn't so distracted by work but I digress... again... ). As for for the offending lady I've just told her all Iis well and invited her for the weekend- love conquers all! Lol
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 20:22:47 GMT
Hi just read your post and wantedv to send a vertul hug. Im undx and don't want to seek school partly for the reasons you've expressed (kafkaesque- what an amazing word! Took me ages to stop my brain playing with that one lol- how is bit pronounched?). I'm afraid I don't really have anything of value to say but just wanted you too know you're not alone and that everyone's adhd presents differently- it's a relatively new phenomenon so the terms and types and 'norms' (anyone else hate that term? ) aren't well defined yet. I hope thinks get better for you soon.
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 20:12:48 GMT
Hi, I read you post earlier but wasn't sure how to reply... I've had a think and mostly just wanted to tell you that you are clearly a good and loving mum. Of you weren't then you wouldn't have posted as you did.
All children are different. My boy's are chalk and cheese some times (yohbgestb hates sharing me sometimes and nmy eldest is showing some of my more irattic trates) so I can emphasise with your concerns. Sorry, I know if very different for you.
May I ask if you tried asking your older boy how he feels about things in general- might help to get his perspective on things :-)
Sorry that's all I can think of to say. I really hope all goes well for you.
My brother was very heavy dislexic and epileptic, he missed so much school, was angry all the time and so energetic, Then he'd just crash and sleep almost randomly (normally at church lol). I still remember watching him jumping over a 6 foot wall over and over and over when he was only 2.5 foot tall (there a story there lol). He missed so much school that my mum eventually found Jr easier to just home ed him (not that he got much work done). When he was older he went to college and now has a degree in art, has had art displayed am in museums and galleries and is currently studying to work with SEN schools as heloves his vvoluntary work at mencap (he started there as a C ustormer and is now a volunteer). My point is that school doesn't always suit everyone and that when you look back on it all when your boys are giving you grand kids you'll see you have nothing to worry about :-)
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 20:01:53 GMT
I just wanted to say thank you.
And to the people who read and support and comment-
I just wanted to say thank you
It feels so lovely to be able to talk and listen to others who have an idea of how I feel and think and... well, it's nice to know I'm not alone.
Thank you all!!! (I should probably also say sorry in advance to everyone if my posts sometimes seem illogical or unrelated- my bad)
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 18:45:36 GMT
So so haivng a great few days.
I love My husband and he loves me. That's enough for us. But a lady who in used to v all sister but now I don't know what she is too me. Has repeated suggested that I'm a bad wife. Which is bad enough. Then today out of the blue, she hasn't spontaneously text me I'm ages, she texts and is "telling" me to take better care of my husband. To make sure I cook good and healthy food. I'm now crying in the shower :-(
He was in a car accident yesterday, yes he's in pain and needs rest and tlc but he's only broken his arm. We are in and out of the hospital as he preps for an op to fix the arm. Between hospital trips I'm dealing with his boss, insurance, his work (ive got to do it for him til next week atleast), two young children one of whom is teething and hardly sleeping, plus cooking and other chores. My house is upside down yes but so is hers, no one is perfect.
I'm sorry. I'm just feeling so hurt and sad right now. The hardest thing about my daily struggles is that the things I want to do (cooking and housework) I'm not skilled at (yet) and the things I don't want to do (paperwork mostly) I get left with. And cos I'm so distracted trying to force myself to do stupid paperwork that isn't even mine is part of why my house is a mess- i have to prioritise and I can't do work and house work- each day or hour is o be or the others else I get confused and stressed.
Arg My head hurts- i hate crying. I was meant to get an early night but I doubt I'll be able to sleep after this.
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 12:14:16 GMT
Lol when I volunteered at a charity a while back I came in one day to find a change of chair at my desk- they've carefully moved my spinning one away and replaced with a basic solid one for some reason lol ??
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 11:23:02 GMT
This might sound odd but have you thought to make one for yourself? Or ookay someone else to by your requirements. Then you could sell it online for other adhd/add/could-find-helpfulers out there..
I know a guy who programmes computers and does web design. He'd probably be able to do the task.
I personally find pen and paper more helpful then apps but boy do I use my calender with its alarms a lot lol.
I'm not good with linear plans - I do better with mind maps or brain storms or whatever they're called these days lol. So if you do decide to make an app then probably good to include nonlinear organisation options also :-)
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 9:30:30 GMT
So yesterday my dear mister has a car accident on his way to work. His hand is broken and he's got to have an operationto set it right. So glad it wasn't worse.
I spoke to one of his bosses yesterday and cover for him has been arrange and they are gonna work things out. Yet today we get a phone call from another department telling him to get 4 weeks worth of paperwork that he was only informed about late last week (not even half way through it) by Friday morning. All of which needs signing, hand written comments and suitable registers. He's got to go back to hospital today and will likely be there tomorrow also. And he can't write cos his hand is broken. But if he doesn't get it in then he won't get paid. The whole co*k up is from their side But he has to foot the responsibility (they have too many ccooks in their kitchen- 2 bosses and a manager who thinks she's a boss and everyone keeps telling my mister to do different stuff). But as he can't write that means that I have to do it all. I have to do 130 x 5 x 3 sheets of paper by Friday morning then scan them through (OH can help with that part at least). Oh he doesn't get paid and trouble insues.
One of his bosses is on talking basis with me. Once all this is done then I want to have words with him about this. We've told the company time and time again that they need to sort their act out but they still keep making the same mistakes. Even when we keep checking and running stuff past them it's like they don't listen to us and simply do their own thing. The pay is good and my oh is so glad to have a job that can cover his bills(if oonly just these days) but I'm not stressing out iver these papers cos I've gotta tend to my hubby, hospital in and outs, My children and now this. If I wasn't so angry with his bosses for their poor management then I'd be panicking about the work I now have to do when I find it hard enough to focus on one days work of paper work let alone nearly 5 weeks worth :-(
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 7:46:48 GMT
I just read your post (thank you contarymary for the breakdown - much easier).
I'm 27 and I don't have a career either. My career is my family but that's partly cos I wouldn't be able to focus in a work setting for long. All my voluntary j lbs I've had in the past (ive had loads) all ended in me leaving or being asked to leave due to difficulties focusing. Once I get used to each new role the challenge is gone and it's hard to focus cos it's becomes so repetitive. I've tried so many different subjects and done loads of courses in colleges and such. I am hoping to go into my own business but I'll be doing that in a risk free way, for me, by my mister being the one in charge and me doing the stuff in the background. I kni w that after the first year if I'm lucky I'll struggle to focus or do. But it's our prayer that by then my oh can quit his job and take over mine so I can go back to being a homekeeper which is my preference (even if I'm not very good at it lol )
I'm only telling you this so you can see that A you're in no way alone in thi s and B there are alternatives and options.
May I ask what your hobbies/interests are? It might be worth while finding work in an area that will capture and maintain your focus - e.g. for example if I had the money I would open a sweet shop selling artisan chocolates lol. But opening a school, our current business aim, is enough for me as all the different subjects and activities will keep me interested for a little while (here's hoping).
I do recommend going into business for yourself if you can- that way you have more control over how things are managed rather then having to fit into social work norms that are tricky with add/adhd
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 7:27:25 GMT
I don't m ow about any documentoris or courses per say but I would say it is totally possible. I used to go to a residential college in south Yorkshire called 'Northern College' in Barnsley. It's set in a beautiful country house (more of a mansion) and has extensive grounds and gardens, even dear. There is a lovely library and the staff are all amazing. It's a adult college and they offer basics like English and ICT up to level 3 and level 4 stuff. I did an access to university diploma there in social sciences. They don't cater purely for adhd but they are very helpful and supportive of breaking any barrier into education including ADHD. There was the first educational establishment where I didn't feel like I was a freak or broken and I actually started getting good grades for my efforts (I was used to having the knowledge but not the results lol). Ill always recommend them and they're worth the travel. They do some creative stuff and have a on-site crech for adults with children. Food is often included in t he cost of the course (breakfast and dinner, not lunch) and if in certay n benefits the costs are very cheap, even off benefits there cheaper then most colleges. I've no t been back there in a couple years and keep thinking I'll go for a couple of courses, they staff will all want to see my kids lol it's like a family there and they'll remember you for years :-) perfect place for a wandering mind.
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Post by shiningbright on May 25, 2016 7:13:42 GMT
Wow you seem so organised (from my perspective) - I have a daily to do list that my hubby helped me make so that if I get confused on what to do next I can just look at it and go but I'm lucky if I hit 5 of the 20 so things on there each day lol. You are inspiring :-)
I hope you are well :-)
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 21:24:21 GMT
Aye. My baby has me up at midnight, 3 then the day starts at 6 for both my kids. But my brain doesn't start working really til about 9/10. I kinda zombie through breakfast for the boy's and cleaning up oh mess from n ight before. Lol
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 21:22:39 GMT
I hope so. I keep alternating tween excitement and hyper focus where I get tons done then overwhelmed by everything still to be done and I get stressed lol. So far today I've had that flip flip three times lol- but I had a distraction from my work by way of my OH breaking his wrist in a car accident! Talking about breaking through the cycle lol. He's okay thank God. Just tired and his arm is killing him. Got a bad break and got to have an op to fix it. Scared the life out of us all. Luckily he was close to home when it happened- he'd just left forwork. Also lucky his boss is understanding Iof such things
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 11:01:52 GMT
Dear clubby I cannot disagree with a word you said. My battle field is mostly with education and parental autonomy. I gave up on my housing battle ages ago. And even longer ago about being respected as a person. When I worked for the council I was nothing more then a free dogs body but as I was the one writing up meeting minutes you'd think they were more careful with me lol.
I will pray that all goes well for you. I understand how vexing it can be
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 10:54:15 GMT
It's like you read my mind lol :-) so glad I joined this site, it's so nice knowing I'm not the only person out there who's not part of the 'norm' crowd lol :-)
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 10:51:52 GMT
My OH and I are working towards opening a school. I created (or rather half created lol) a curriculum for our home edcuation of our children, my oh looked at it and said 'other children should benefit from this style of education also.- and so our research and shemeing and planning (and lots of praying) began. I'm halfway through the curriculum for the school, I'm searching for funding and I'm starting to put policies and learning resources etc. (I can't just do one thing lol - I'm also making a new curriculum with booklets and resources for my husbands work where he teachs maths and English to people from Poland- new booklet every week plus related games, admin papers and PowerPoint lol)- sorry I digress (I'm good at that lol); I wanted to ask what people's thoughts would be of the school were hopingb to open (I'll follow with a brief description and will be happ y to answer any questions if presented) as i think if would be great for those struggling in main stream schools :-)
Right so here is a brief doscription of the school:
We plan to open a small alternative independent school which will offer the benefits of home education with a semi structured autonomous curriculum that is taloyred to each child and encourages individual growth before national statistics. We wouldn't have 'teachers' that direct learning, rather we would provided trained 'educational fasilitatators' to guide and encourage learners as desired and required by the learner. Our curriculum isn't based on tests or teacher assessments, rather each year the child would build a portfolio of learning through 3 targeted areas: projects, tasks and learning activities. Every term (3 terms in the year) the child would met with their parent and a member of senior staff to discuss targets, themes, strengths and weaknesses, what things interest the child, what they want to learn what they dont want to learn and why. It will be child lead and no child will be bullied. They will then agree a set of weekly targets that they are responsible for maintaining and completing. How they do this is up to them. EFs will provide set learning opportunities (activities mostly-like oi trings or cooking or whatever is requested by the learners) that child can choose to join or not. THey will have free access to a book and video library (as the videos get made that is lol), they will be able to play and explore i r sit and relax. We'll e en have a sensory area for those that need a place to unwind from time to time. We'd have a school/class size of about 10/15 children and their term times will vary depending on the needs of their families- holidays are flexible not fixed like in schools. Well be open almost all year round. An example of a child targets- for the first term all children will be given an 'induction' set of targets which is 1 project, 3 tasks and 5 activities per week. So that they can adapt to our learning programme and learn how to learn for themselves. All interests (unless harmful or criminal) will be supported and each child will be respected for the amazing people they are and will grow to be. It is our philosophy that learning should be cultivated and nurtured, not drowned in information.
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 10:50:10 GMT
My OH and I are working towards opening a school. I created (or rather half created lol) a curriculum for our home edcuation of our children, my oh looked at it and said 'other children should benefit from this style of education also.- and so our research and shemeing and planning (and lots of praying) began. I'm halfway through the curriculum for the school, I'm searching for funding and I'm starting to put policies and learning resources etc. (I can't just do one thing lol - I'm also making a new curriculum with booklets and resources for my husbands work where he teachs maths and English to people from Poland- new booklet every week plus related games, admin papers and PowerPoint lol)- sorry I digress (I'm good at that lol); I wanted to ask what people's thoughts would be of the school were hopingb to open (I'll follow with a brief description and will be happ y to answer any questions if presented) as i think if would be great for those struggling in main stream schools :-)
Right so here is a brief doscription of the school:
We plan to open a small alternative independent school which will offer the benefits of home education with a semi structured autonomous curriculum that is taloyred to each child and encourages individual growth before national statistics. We wouldn't have 'teachers' that direct learning, rather we would provided trained 'educational fasilitatators' to guide and encourage learners as desired and required by the learner. Our curriculum isn't based on tests or teacher assessments, rather each year the child would build a portfolio of learning through 3 targeted areas: projects, tasks and learning activities. Every term (3 terms in the year) the child would met with their parent and a member of senior staff to discuss targets, themes, strengths and weaknesses, what things interest the child, what they want to learn what they dont want to learn and why. It will be child lead and no child will be bullied. They will then agree a set of weekly targets that they are responsible for maintaining and completing. How they do this is up to them. EFs will provide set learning opportunities (activities mostly-like oi trings or cooking or whatever is requested by the learners) that child can choose to join or not. THey will have free access to a book and video library (as the videos get made that is lol), they will be able to play and explore i r sit and relax. We'll e en have a sensory area for those that need a place to unwind from time to time. We'd have a school/class size of about 10/15 children and their term times will vary depending on the needs of their families- holidays are flexible not fixed like in schools. Well be open almost all year round. An example of a child targets- for the first term all children will be given an 'induction' set of targets which is 1 project, 3 tasks and 5 activities per week. So that they can adapt to our learning programme and learn how to learn for themselves. All interests (unless harmful or criminal) will be supported and each child will be respected for the amazing people they are and will grow to be. It is our philosophy that learning should be cultivated and nurtured, not drowned in information.
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 10:25:17 GMT
Snap lol. My school thought I might have mild autism but it was hard enough getting them to test my brother for dislexia lol I had no chance. I was quiet, well behaved and did as I was told- they didn't care that I was distracted in class and bored of the materials lol.
I'm gonna home ed my children, so I'm gonna teach them how to learn for themselves instead of being force fed by others. So that their adhd can be their greatest strength not their biggest hold back. All my best ideas come from my adhd and when I'm fanaily able to verbalize them I've already calculated costs and risks and alternatives and such. I want my kids to not worry about the outside world, to be happy in themselves and to also try their best even when others think they're nuts (as people often think I am)- wear it like a badge if honor - "I'm not the same as everyone else- that gives me an edge"
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 8:28:50 GMT
I too started to realise I was different from others when aged 3 or so. In school all I wanted to do was read on my own inthe reading rroom and used to get into so much trouble for it. I worry a lo talks that my lad has adopted my mental processes and I'm not sure if I'm glad or terrified
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 8:25:34 GMT
I'm 5ft 4in, weight about 18 stone (I'm trying to loose weight but struggling). I don't take any adhd meds as I'm undiagnoised officially. Wouldnt take any if i was anyway for personal reasons (ivenothing against those that do mind). II'm very irratic and impulsive when it comes to eating. Some times all I want is a bowl of steamed veggies and other times I'll cook for hours and eat nothing. Then I'll Some times munch on sweets or fruits. I love milk but I can be so focused on one task I forget to eat or drink for ages and then it'll hit me all at once when I'm too tired for more then something quick like a wrap it sandwich. I think part of why I've pooout weight on is cos of my irratic eating habits. I'm trying to do better but I have so man y things to do that it s just not on my priority list
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Post by shiningbright on May 24, 2016 8:00:36 GMT
Does it take me 2 - 3 hours to wake up in the morning!
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