I have a 12 year old son on ADHD medication. When he was very young, it became clear that he was very impulsive. A constant chatterbox, a flurry of motion, etc. While he seemed mature enough we held him back a year before starting Kindergarten. He struggled in his first several years of school. The teacher's praised him for his brightness but he could not complete any tasks asked of him - which was true as well for his home behavior. That being said, I was very resistant to diagnosing him with ADHD. Not my kid, we're just not doing the right thing yet! We live near a teaching college and were lucky to have access to medical doctors and child psychologists. My wife is a nurse completing her PhD and studied the literature associatetd with ADHD and we finally came to a conclusion to try a low dose concerta (similar or a form a ritalin). For the last 3 years he has scored better than 99% of his Iowa classmates (culmulatively) on standardized test (Iowa Basic Skills). He is a voracious reader (I think he has read every Redwall book, Harry Potter...) and has a incredible memory. Without his medication he still cannot be expected to brush his teeth in the morning without multiple interventions and threats of punishment. So for me, the medication gives him a chance to exercise his potential. He is not a zombie though will be perfectly happy to sit and read. He is a social kid, plays sports and excels at school. His medication hasn't "fixed" him but it does give him a better chance at accomplishing his goals. We have been working with him to develop strategies to help him improve his focus.
The biggest problem I see is that ADHD is a spectrum of conditions. Most kids don't fit perfectly into an easy diagnosis. My son is very implusive but not aggressive. He has a high functioning intellect, but he is not asocial. So every kids is somewhat of a puzzle. Since you can't test medication on children doctors tend to do it in the field. The criticism should be placed on the parents and doctors who rush to conclusions for easy and quick answers. It takes a lot of time and frankly a lot of parents don't have that capacity and our (US) medical system doesn't promote it much either. To say that kids need a smack on the rump and make them play outside is to not really understand what some parents and children go through.
I know something about opening windows and doors
I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors
I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers
Before:
Waterboarding? How bad can it be? I mean I got dunked at the pool when I was little, right?
After:
Waterboarding? I never, ever, ever, ever, want to do that again. That's freaking torture.
"I would rather have a long chain of evidence that protects me personally, so when the shit hits the fan and ligitation starts, I have something to prove that it did not happen due to my incompetence.
I avoid e-mail whenever possible, so that when the shit hits the fan they can't even prove I was in the office."
Just the other night I played HALO 3 campaign with my five year old son. He's surprisingly good for his age. My nine year old reads all my instruction books forwards and backwards. He's the one who explains to me all the stuff I was too stupid to read about. Both boys will play HALO together or anything with co-op (Marvel Alliance, Lego Star Wars). They've developed as a team during these times. Gaming is very entrenched in my family. My wife plays Explorers, Puzzle Quest, etc. As a family we also play Catan, Killer Bunnies and various card games. We enjoy gaming so much we include our children. We don't use gaming to babysit our kids because we're busy doing adult things. Gaming brings us closer together.
I'm running VISTA with only 1 GB RAM and I don't seem to have any problems. I have AERO turned on. Photoshop/Illustrator seems to work fine. I'm not running any GIS software (yet) but I'd say for the casual user you won't need 4 GB. Yes please have more than the minimum (512).
This is hardware people working you up to buy more hardware.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Yeah I'm just finishing it up right now. I figured it would be a average read, but I have been pleasantly surprised.
Maybe now we can get one of these BE-condensate transistors and jack into that memory palace my AI wants to show me.
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I have a 12 year old son on ADHD medication. When he was very young, it became clear that he was very impulsive. A constant chatterbox, a flurry of motion, etc. While he seemed mature enough we held him back a year before starting Kindergarten. He struggled in his first several years of school. The teacher's praised him for his brightness but he could not complete any tasks asked of him - which was true as well for his home behavior. That being said, I was very resistant to diagnosing him with ADHD. Not my kid, we're just not doing the right thing yet! We live near a teaching college and were lucky to have access to medical doctors and child psychologists. My wife is a nurse completing her PhD and studied the literature associatetd with ADHD and we finally came to a conclusion to try a low dose concerta (similar or a form a ritalin). For the last 3 years he has scored better than 99% of his Iowa classmates (culmulatively) on standardized test (Iowa Basic Skills). He is a voracious reader (I think he has read every Redwall book, Harry Potter...) and has a incredible memory. Without his medication he still cannot be expected to brush his teeth in the morning without multiple interventions and threats of punishment. So for me, the medication gives him a chance to exercise his potential. He is not a zombie though will be perfectly happy to sit and read. He is a social kid, plays sports and excels at school. His medication hasn't "fixed" him but it does give him a better chance at accomplishing his goals. We have been working with him to develop strategies to help him improve his focus. The biggest problem I see is that ADHD is a spectrum of conditions. Most kids don't fit perfectly into an easy diagnosis. My son is very implusive but not aggressive. He has a high functioning intellect, but he is not asocial. So every kids is somewhat of a puzzle. Since you can't test medication on children doctors tend to do it in the field. The criticism should be placed on the parents and doctors who rush to conclusions for easy and quick answers. It takes a lot of time and frankly a lot of parents don't have that capacity and our (US) medical system doesn't promote it much either. To say that kids need a smack on the rump and make them play outside is to not really understand what some parents and children go through.
M.U.L.E. on xbox live would R.U.L.E.
Neopets? Webkinz? My seven year old is currently to too busy trying to get the Crossed Swords achievement in Gears of War 2.
She was a cold fish...
Ack!!
Maybe he follows the precepts of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and is just showing his reverence.
Next they'll be bitching about the beer volcano and the strippers in the back yard.
I know something about opening windows and doors I know how to move quietly to creep across creaky wooden floors I know where to find precious things in all your cupboards and drawers
Before: Waterboarding? How bad can it be? I mean I got dunked at the pool when I was little, right? After: Waterboarding? I never, ever, ever, ever, want to do that again. That's freaking torture.
"I would rather have a long chain of evidence that protects me personally, so when the shit hits the fan and ligitation starts, I have something to prove that it did not happen due to my incompetence.
I avoid e-mail whenever possible, so that when the shit hits the fan they can't even prove I was in the office."
President Bush, is that you? Dick?
"Then again, I may have about 30 C64s in my collection, in various states of operation." Do you want another one?
Just the other night I played HALO 3 campaign with my five year old son. He's surprisingly good for his age. My nine year old reads all my instruction books forwards and backwards. He's the one who explains to me all the stuff I was too stupid to read about. Both boys will play HALO together or anything with co-op (Marvel Alliance, Lego Star Wars). They've developed as a team during these times. Gaming is very entrenched in my family. My wife plays Explorers, Puzzle Quest, etc. As a family we also play Catan, Killer Bunnies and various card games. We enjoy gaming so much we include our children. We don't use gaming to babysit our kids because we're busy doing adult things. Gaming brings us closer together.
FTL? That what the waist band on my underwear says.
Thta's what happens when developers (God) have to rush out a product to meet a deadline (under 7 days).
Maybe a patch is forthcoming?
Or maybe you just need to update your reality card?
I'm running VISTA with only 1 GB RAM and I don't seem to have any problems. I have AERO turned on. Photoshop/Illustrator seems to work fine. I'm not running any GIS software (yet) but I'd say for the casual user you won't need 4 GB. Yes please have more than the minimum (512). This is hardware people working you up to buy more hardware. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Yeah I'm just finishing it up right now. I figured it would be a average read, but I have been pleasantly surprised. Maybe now we can get one of these BE-condensate transistors and jack into that memory palace my AI wants to show me.
...she's SCSI and I'm IDE.