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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/Expert Profile
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I have 34 years experience teaching learning disabled students, including some diagnosed as ADHD. I can answer basic questions about special education law, instructional techniques, and best spec. ed. practice
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Experience as a teacher, administrator, consultant, tutor, diagnostician. Love to teach!
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What do you like about this subject?
Provides a unique challenge for each individual
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
How the brain, its chemistry, our diet, all connects to make brains function so differently.
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| T | 03/17/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very polite and knowledgeable answer! |
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Recent Answers from Norm Bishop
2012-04-10 Could this be ADD?:
Yes, it is possible that you have ADHD, based on the description you gave me. More than half ADHD can be controlled without taking medications, but you will need to be consistent to gain the upper hand
2012-03-16 Possible Learning Disability?:
It would take a careful evaluation to know whether or not your learning patterns are those of a person with a learning disability. Popular belief is that we all learn the same and have the same patterns
2011-11-16 depresion:
Yes, unfortunately depression does sometimes co-exist with ADHD, especially at times when things are tough going. Having ADHD doesn't mean that you will always have some difficulty with depression, but
2011-11-04 Are these signs of dyslexia?:
Yes, some of these are signs of dyslexia, which by the way is a medical term meaning "inability to read." There are roughly 128 definitions of what dyslexia actually is. The symptoms most connected that
2011-06-10 ADD/ADHD Procrastination problem...:
Your problem won't go away simply. It has to be attacked and worked on for a long time. Organization is the key with a calendar of events leading to completion. For example, in my doctorate courses
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