DYSLEXIA, ADD AND ADHD,… PANACEA TO SUCCESS?

Dyslexia, ADD and ADHD,… Panacea to Success?

Quotes and comments are from an Article published at:
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/webwatch/2008/08/fish_out_of_water.html

Title: From A.D.H.D. to 8 Gold Medals

In a recent interview with the New York Times, Deborah Phelps, middle school principal and mother of Michael Phelps, the most medaled Olympian in history, remembers how her son’s elementary school teacher once told her, “Your son will never be able to focus on anything.”… When Michael was in 5th grade, his mother and family doctor discussed whether Michael might have A.D.H.D.…Deborah Phelps watched her son, who couldn’t sit still at school, wait patiently for hours at a meet to swim a five-minute race. At 11, Michael was off Ritalin by his own choice and his coach, Bob Bowman, was already predicting greatness….Today, the Phelps name is an adjective, as in “phelpsian,” meaning “dominating in competition.” A gift, most would agree, that requires laser-like focus.

My Comment: As a  Seminar Instructor and teaching Mental Photography, I see many people that have ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia. I think very highly when a person like Michael Phelps can learn to overcome this so-called deficit, and turn it into an incredible attribute.

A couple re-occurring themes that do seem to accompany ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia is the ability for that person to have incredible ‘focus‘ on an objective, and they also tend to find school very boring. Many considerations to qualitatively monitor the environment where these individuals co-exist with everyone else should be a factor in any diagnosis.

Further Discussion: 1 out 4 people have dyslexia. There are 7 different types of dyslexia. A dyslexic person can experience more than one type of dyslexia. This in turn complicates the diagnosis.

Since more than 50% of school students can be taught to read, the education system calls this a victory.

What if in that same school system, you score 50% on a test. That would most likely be graded as a failure. Why the change of heart? That approach sounds a bit hypocritical.

ADD and ADHD usually start from an observation, described as unruliness, disruptive behavior, disobedient, lack of concentration and initiative (initiative is sometimes the ideal of the teacher, or what the teacher would like to see.), and so on. The point being that many of these conditions are a qualitative observation, and not necessarily based on a set of parameters that can be gauged.

Environment plays a big part in what we react to and how we react. Environment also plays a

considerable, mostly unconsidered, part of the diagnosis. How can a Doctor that is going to prescribe
drugs for a specific condition, such as ADD, do such an act without so much as to have visited the school or conducted an on site study, relying on input from persons that may, without intention, be biased read more...

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How Does Brain Management Look at Recession? Use Your BRAIN !

How Does Brain Management Look at Recession?

Use Your BRAIN !

This is an exercise in the application of Mental Photography (ZOX)

I like to paint pictures. More precisely, I like to paint pictures for you to have some idea what it would be like for you to be using Mental Photography. And, if you already use Mental Photography, how to broaden your scope and use it better. There is event that everyone in the world are now sharing. Economics. Yikes! How do you react? This exercise will help you assess what part you are playing.

First, gain information fast by using Mental Photography (ZOXing)

When the post-war economy began to slump following WWII, since the Great Depression was still a memory, the president didn’t want to suggest that the USA was heading back to that, so the word ‘Recession’ was born. Today, this would e referred to as ‘slant’.

Qualities of the word “Recession”:

Sounds friendlier, like schoolchildren at recess, or just taking a break from profitable business.

“It’s merely a recession.”

It alleviates public panic

No-one can agree on what it is, or what defines it. Thus, by the word ‘recession’ being so ambiguous, we could be in a ‘depression’ without the public even realizing it.

Depression:

Let’s gain perspective about another word – DEPRESSION. Now, depression is defined 2 ways, as a state of economy, and as a state of mind. The two are tenaciously linked. The economic state becomes the mental state, which then supports the economic state – a vicious cycle.

Today, the world is faced again with the same dilemma. Is it a recession, a depression, or what? What is the truth? Again, Mental Photography (ZOXing) comes to the rescue. Because Mental Photography gives us information at 100 times the impact, it reveals secrets and insights that are the fabric behind the writing – that elusive thread of TRUTH.

Now you can dwell on all the stuff the Fear Mongers keep telling you about. About the time you think we should be getting good news from the Media, They are telling everyone that it’s worst than ever. There’s a black lining to every cloud of hope. As long as they can keep revealing those black linings, They are in the MONEY!… because bad news sells! And terrible news sells better.

The alternative is for you to focus on YOU. How are YOU going to affect YOU? Are you going to let the Fear Mongers ruin your life with their tales of woe, or are you going to do something different. Again, Mental Photography to the rescue!

Mental Photography does so many good things for your brain. It cleans up your ability to think clearly, increases your physical memory, increases ability to access memory better, and of course is the ability to take in huge amounts of information FAST. YOU gain the advantage!

In times like these, what you do and how you look at and handle things are paramount to your successes. If your thoughts fly above the crowd, you will continue to do well. Yes, of course there will be set-backs along the way. But don’t let them get in your way. While everyone else is wallowing in the muck and mire, you can work your magic – for yourself.

There are many ways to achieve what I just explained, but the Mental Photography is by far the easiest to use and it is completely natural to your brain.

By learning and using Mental Photography for your brain, mind, and life, you gain the advantage others don’t have. It opens the doors to solutions you never would have considered before. Isn’t it time you Take Control of Your Life, put the Fear Mongers aside, guide your life over the ‘recession’ rockiness, and come out better on the other end.

Heads Up!

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