24 quotes found
“Sensitive people usually love deeply and hate deeply. They don't know any other way to live than by extremes because thier emotional theromastat is broken.”
“Every person with ADHD already knows that destination addiction is part of their disorder. However, if it doesnt have a positive outlet, it can destroy your life. It is not another person that will...”
“Love every child without condition, listen with an open heart, get to know who they are, what they love, and follow more often than you lead.”
“We have nothing against playing video games; they have many good features and benefits. Our concern is that when they are played to excess, especially in social isolation, they can hinder a young m...”
“This is not a contest with your child. The winner is not the one with more points. The winner is the one whose child still loves them when they graduate from high school.”
“The future of my child is unknown but I have loved him, supported him, and taught him right from wrong. I will continue to do so...”
“Procrastination is not Laziness", I tell him. "It is fear. Call it by its right name, and forgive yourself.”
“Not enough people realize that ADHD is not a disorder about loss of focus. It is a disorder of loss of emotional control, which is triggered by outside influences, self-esteem and our interpretatio...”
“Taken together, its almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when you read, right? Thats because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD-youre impulsive, cant sit still in ...”
“The children who need love the most will always ask for it in the most unloving ways”
“Forgive your child and yourself nightly. You didn't ask to live with the effects of ADHD any more than did your child.”
“Thats what happens to Snow in Texas, lady. It freaking MELTS!!" Leo Valdez- The Lost Hero”
“Technology sometimes encourages people to confuse busyness with effectiveness.”
“The good part about having a mental disorder is having a valid reason for all the stupid things we do because of a damaged prefrontal cortex. However, the best part is seeing someone completely san...”
“Theres a huge difference for taking responsibility for ones actions, and taking credit, and in this scenario I think we need to give credit where credit is due. I wont take responsibility for my te...”
“Other pressing problems with the current medical model [of mental disorder] is that it encourages false epidemics, most glaringly in bipolar disorder and ADHD, and the wholesale exportation of West...”
“It turns out that up to 35 percent of people with bipolar disorder also have ADHD.”
“It's a sad day when your iPhone becomes a horcrux, witches hunt your soul and you have to seek the resurrection stone just to find yourself. I was hardly Harry Potter. There was no lightening bolt ...”
“I have been investigating this modern problem of decline in readership and my conclusion is that it has little to do with bad readership and a whole lot with a difference in information speed. Fran...”
“Behavior isn't something someone "has." Rather, it emerges from the interaction of a person's biology, past experiences, and immediate context.”