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Haggis,
That’s funny but no voices for me
BTW re your oval calendar cloud, when I googled Synthesia the results for images had a similar diagram as to what you describe
Say hi to David….
REPORT ABUSEWell I’ve never heard of it but it sounds a bit odd to me. I have heard that Dr. Oz is going a bit in the “fuzzy” science direction in order to get ratings. I would guess whoever does this sort of “therapy” is probably going to charge a pretty penny for it.
I’m really not trying to be flippant, but I suppose you could try and stand on your head for a few minutes and see if it helps
My daughter once conducted a caffeine study for math ability, testing subjects for their aptitude and speed on simple math problems before and after consuming coffee. You could try something similar with people standing on their heads – great party game no ?
Again, not trying to make light of your question…
REPORT ABUSEI haven’t used any on line ones beyond the trial period. But I do use OmniFocus, a GTD application. I lets you itemize projects into step by step tasks. I find it great for when I have a multi-step project. The only thing is it might be a MAC only software – can’t remember. But I like that it syncs between my iPhone, Mac and iPAD.
Franklin – Covey has an online based one but I never liked the look of their interface. I need “pretty” software or my visually inclined brain won’t stick with it
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Larynxa,
I thought left-right confusion meant you mix it up – say like turning right instead of left or not knowing which hand is right or left. I often have to really think which side is right or left. I f I have to give directions I often panic that I told them the wrong way to turn.
It sounds more like you are left-handed and were sort of forced into becoming a rightee. My Dad was like that, back in his day they would hit him on the hand when he wrote with the “wrong” one. He can actually right with both hands equally well as well as mirror image with both hands together. He also experiences synthesia ( just found that out tonight actually!) My mom says we’re both nuts
And Haggis.
The calender thing: ME TOO!!! But mine is a horizontal line sort of like on a Monopoly board. January to March are darker and small squares mark holidays within so that I can guage how far away time is. May is lighter and segmented in two because of the school year ending Then June, July and August are brightest and grouped together but yet each somehow decorated if you will with important dates ( birthdays etc. ) Then the rest of the year is sort of grouped but each has its own coloring and representational increments.
As for the days of the week, sounds sort of like yours – a wide line with the week-ends more weighty than the others. Each day is shaded. I don’t have distinct colors – more shades of gray.
REPORT ABUSEWell congratulate yourself for having got it done!
Just doing things over and over makes it easier – so keep posting a few sentences at a time.
What’s the worst thing that can happen?
And would it really matter?More likely, you’ll get into an interesting “conversation!”
REPORT ABUSEAnd woops…should have re- checked the markup before hitting send. Now everything above is in italics
REPORT ABUSE Case in point about my impulsiveness trait I guess!
I would say I’ve felt exactly the same way you do. There are several points I feel compelled to make.
I think in terms of writing in general it helps to clarify what it is you want to say before<em/> you write it down- boil it down to a simple principle. Then make your point based on that principle
In terms of ADD, I believe because of the way our minds often formulate several thoughts at once – or so it seems, we may have a harder time in writing it down in a way that is later clear. The impulsive urge to act is hard to stop long enough to think things through.
By the time we are writing our mind has already thought lots of different thoughts.
To be honest, I’ve often written out a long post then deleted most of it because it didn’t stick to the original point or just not sent it at all.
So you are not alone in this Kylep.
Oh and one last thought just popped into my mind as I was about to hit send
……Perhaps insecurity about saying what’s on your mind might come into play as well. In face-to-face communication I find it hard to sometimes articulate what i want to communicate because I can’t stop my brain long enough to capture the thought and translate it into speech. As a result I have often said something others thought was ridiculous or argued against logically. I then had no rationale to back up what I was saying, so gave in to whatever the other person was saying or wanted. Over the years I think that kind of plays with your confidence. Sometimes when I write this also takes hold. I figure if I put something down in writing, my perhaps “dumb idea” will be there for all to see for cyber eternity.
Decision making for someone with add can also be difficult , a seemingly simple question when you really analyze the components may seem unrealistically huge before you step back and take a look from a distance. So whatever reason(s) you think you’re post is not well enough crafted may just be simple but figuring them out may not be. Too many thoughts running interference with the ones you should be analyzing to decide if the post is “ready” yet. As may be evidenced by the paragraph I just wrote.
But here’s hoping it’s clear enough to warrant hitting send…..
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Kazuo,
I can relate to liking a subject now more than when I was in elementary or high school. I think as one matures one becomes a better student.
I absolutely hated school as a kid and did only what I had to in order to get through. When I went to university in my twenties I ended up floundering and never finishing. Now I recognize that I let a lot of my ADD traits lead me down the path I chose. Literally on a whim ( how ADD is that
?) I went back to University in my thirties after having kids and actually finished my degree. I switched majors into something I was fascinated with so my marks reflected this. My attitude to school changed once I had kids in school with great teachers, unlike what I had. I had fun volunteering in the classes and I think I enjoyed Kindergarten more than my kids did actually! Funny how I was able to face my demons and re-brand the experience in my mind. In terms of the Synthesia thing,
I am wondering now that I know that how I perceive numbers is a visual thing -, I can somehow use it as a tool creatively to more “comfortably” maneuver through stuff that has to do with arithmetic or any kind of number manipulation. It just seems that learning math was a chore and perhaps the skills they teach in school are better suited to another style of thinking.
But on the other hand, neither of my kids think of numbers in this way and suck at math too, so maybe it has nothing to do with it.
Any of you teachers out there have any thoughts on this?
REPORT ABUSEWow I’m amazed at all of your responses! This is such an interesting subject. Kazuo and Curlymoe thanks for sharing your perceptions, interesting to know how others perceive the same symbols.
Dspicelady, I googled synethesia and was reading a bit on wikipedia.Who knew?
Thanks so much for all of your insights.
Larynxa, it’s funny what you say about scripts. Although I don’t read scripts much in general, on occasion I have for one reason or another and I can so relate to what you are saying. The thing that seems funny to me reading this now is that at the time I couldn’t understand why it was so much more clear visually to me than I had expected it to be! I expected it to be boring or strenuous to read for some reason or another. I never gave it much thought before so will have to read one again soon to see how it comes across. But sorry can’t help with the voice actress part
Anyway have to go back to goolging to find out more about synthesia. I already got side-tracked earlier following the links !
Btw Curlymoe I don’t like math much either! I’ve often wondered if my visualization of numbers wasn’t cumbersome and the reason for my difficulty with anything math related.
I’m really curious now as to how all of that fits together. Part of the wilipedia article about synthesia says:
“As early as 1980, Richard Cytowic first noted mild difficulties in left-right confusion, arithmetic, and sense of direction”. Although the reference acknowledges that this is very anecdotal, I would say I would agree with this from experience. Following the link to “arithmetic” leads discusses discalcula, which I would say I have quite a few symptoms of as well.
REPORT ABUSEI’ve always used a wallet and a purse and of course both tend to become quite a mess bulging with receipts and what-not.
One of my most embarrassing moments was at the bank after trying to use my bank card at the machine and getting a notice on the screen to see a teller. I found out my card had been cloned and the guy asked me when my last purchase was. Of course I had absolutely no idea so opened up my wallet in front of the guy to look through the receipts, I must say the fellow kept quite a straight face as my wallet practically exploded with paper the way clowns come out of a Volkswagon. He patiently waited as I went through everything ( I even exclaimed ‘oh I was looking for this’ a few times!) But I was quite embarrassed to appear so disorganized and decided I had to find another system.
For the past couple of years I’ve tried a new tack which works well enough – and that’s all we really need isn’t it – to be well enough organized to get by?
Strategey #1 – Ziplock for Receipts keeps wallet from becoming overstuffed
I keep a sandwich size ziplock baggie in my purse and stuff the receipts in there. I label the bag with the month & year. Then when the month is over I put it into a cardboard shoe box labeled for the year. I also cut a slot in to the top of the box so I can throw random receipts in there as well. Sometimes I’ll get a receipt too big to fit in the baggie so I just put it in my purse until I remember to throw it into the box.The slot keeps me from having to open the top – we all know how boring that can be
This is a safety feature so that I don’t just throw the paper on top of the box instead of in to it!Strategey #2 – Less really is Less
I limit what I keep in my wallet to only the debit,credit and misc cards I truly need and use a wallet that has three sections of card slots. I assign each card a particular spot and try not to double up. This way I always know what’s missing. I also put my debit and credit cards into one section, another section is for discount, membership or gift cards and the third section is for insurance and health card. I generally refuse store discount and membership cards unless I shop there very very regularly. The savings points are way to much of a pain to keep track of and I usually forget I even have it anyway and it only clutters up my wallet.
A few other strategies
I also have a large travel wallet that I keep in my purse. It’s meant for passports and foreign currency and is somewhat larger that a wallet but has tabbed sections that look sort of like one of those multi-section file folders. I keep this for prescriptions or other papers that I will need again soon like for example a receipt that I might need to return an item or a cheque I need to deposit.
When traveling, instead of bringing along my usual wallet, I take out only what I really need – debit, credit card, driver’s license, health card, maybe CAA card if travelling in North America. I put them into my passport cover ( one of those with a fancy leather ones) which has card slots on the inside. This way all my vital stuff is one place and easier to keep track of . While I have used a small wallet for cash in the past, my last trip I put all the cash into a snack size zip lock baggie. It’s easy to tuck everything into a slim purse pocket this way.
REPORT ABUSEMy last post was 8 months ago – I still haven’t returned the phone
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Oh too funny all of these!
I have to add I’ve done the key thing more often than I can remember. My best key story: years ago, I was driving two different cars one week. I ran out of gas with one and locked the keys in the other. The embarrassing thing was that it was the same CAA guy each time. Because the calls were so close together he made a snide remark naturally. Then to top it off, I was out with my mom a few days after that and she locked the keys in her car. Guess which CAA guy showed up?:- )Needless to say we got a lecture from him. However the more I think back on it I don’t know why he made such a big deal since it was his job to bail people out! Anyway, my CAA membership has paid for itself many time over the years.
But the most embarrassing ever – A while back I got chatting with a neighbor I hadn’t seen in a year or so. He asked me how my husband was and then said, “oh does he still have his beard?” I looked at him totally blank and had to tell him I had no idea! My husband had gone from beard to mustache at one point but dammed if I could remember which it was at the moment
REPORT ABUSE I really hope I never have to identify anyone in a police line up!