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Let’s see, age 8?
I could learn some lessons at lightning speed and felt impatient – why is the lesson moving so slowly? I would become bored and start looking out the window or talking to a classmate and get in trouble for it. I was always in the doghouse for talking, but I found it so hard to control myself – the talking would just erupt from me, and I would only realize it after it was too late! I wanted to be good so much, but no matter how hard I tried, I would be labeled as naughty.
Other things – like reading comprehension – I just couldn’t slow myself down to actually absorb what the text was about. I could read the words and hear their sounds in my head, I knew what each word meant, but it took a great effort to actually pay attention to the meaning of a paragraph – or sometimes even a sentence. All the sounds and sights in the room would distract – at the same time I would focus in too much on each individual word or letter instead of having a mental picture of what the text was describing.
I was so scared and embarassed because that was the age I truly realized I was different, and was never sure what the teacher’s expecations would be. Other kids didn’t understand, so I learned to keep quiet about it.
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