Gosh that took a while! I finished, skimming a bit in the middle since I was interested in the end part - it turned out to be very good, very interesting. I think the methods for keeping communication flowing were really good. I really need the reminder to be more positive around ds, it is so easy to be constantly commenting on the things I see going wrong.
The chapter on getting professional assessments, etc. was very good.
I was not expecting that the emphasis on ADD vs. Edison Trait profile would be so heavy. Also there were some parts that seem contradictory.
Mostly it seemed like the author was saying the e-t profile is often overlaid with the attention issue termed add, but that they are separate. Divergent thinking is something to be nurtured. Inability to attend to basics is something to be worked on to diminish it's negative impact on your life.
Then again in the part about talking to kids about medication for add, ch. 15, it almost seemed like the approach was to say that add symptoms were the same as divergent thinking and that for certain circumstances that type of 'attention' needed to be changed to another type of attention. I didn't really like that, maybe I misunderstood. I was ok with the idea of telling a kid it was like having glasses, again this makes ok sense to me. Unless, in fact, it's not like needing glasses and we just need different teaching approaches for these kids.(!?!?)
I guess like most folks I am still very confused on this subject!
I very much enjoyed the phrase 'regurgitational test taking' :), in fact that whole 'What is a learning disability' section was great, but again adding more questions as to whether add is a difference or a dysfunction (sp?).
I have to stop typing now. My ds is making me feel like I have an attention problem because he keeps interrupting me and I think this has taken me like two hours to type already
sorry if my ramblings make no sense!
