I still fondly remember those good ol' days where companies used to hand out tons of high-quality free stuff at Career Fairs. At a particularly memorable one, the year before last, I managed to grab the following inventory of items:
Google I'm Feeling Lucky T-Shirt
Cisco foldable stapler
IBM Pen and Glow Keychain
IBM FM/AM radio with earphones
Lucent drawstring laundry bag
Microsoft shitty yoyos which doesn't work
Verizon and Metlife frisbees
SGI funky twisty rubbery thing
Siemens marker set
Comcast inflatable ball
Kodak disposable camera
Broadcom fridge magnet
Honda trendy packpack
Texas Instruments CD wallet
EMC2 T-Shirt
On the other hand, this year most companies were handing out only pens and other cheapo stuff, which I thought was below my dignity to collect.
Okay, I don't have ADHD (atleast I think I don't) and neither do I have any kind of medical background...here are my US $0.02 anyway.
I think a lot of so called diseases or disorders have a psychological basis to them. The Placebo Effect seems to corroborate this.
In my experience, if you don't know you have a disease, you tend to worry less about it (mind you, I'm not saying this may be the best thing). What I'm saying is, in a developed society like the US, where access to good medical facilities is easy and widespread, people tend to, in some cases (over)use it (and again, I'm not saying that's a bad thing).
In lesser developed countries, you would never hear of a person suffering from a common allergy. They generally tend to treat it as a common cold. I have seen many adult non-americans being diagnosed with various kinds of allergies after they arrived in the US after spending a significant portion of their adult life in another country.
Similarly, a larger number of American children are diagnosed (and treated) for learning disabilities and other disorders than those in other countries. It may be a better idea to see if the "patient" can learn to get around it, or even outgrow it if he is unaware of the problem rather than prescribing drugs.
When they call & ask to speak with Mr. Stevens, I explain they want the "other Mr. Stevens". As I hand the phone to my son, I tell him to
explain all the fun things he did that day, from the detailed slimey booger he picked & where he wiped it, to his favorite & most proud stories about "pooping in the toilet." He is so proud of the shapes he can make. Usually after a few minutes of running around on the cordless phone
explaining how proud he was with the details of his day, he comes back & says" they
hung up". Imagine the rudeness of some people.....Go figure.
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I still fondly remember those good ol' days where companies used to hand out tons of high-quality free stuff at Career Fairs. At a particularly memorable one, the year before last, I managed to grab the following inventory of items:
Google I'm Feeling Lucky T-Shirt
Cisco foldable stapler
IBM Pen and Glow Keychain
IBM FM/AM radio with earphones
Lucent drawstring laundry bag
Microsoft shitty yoyos which doesn't work
Verizon and Metlife frisbees
SGI funky twisty rubbery thing
Siemens marker set
Comcast inflatable ball
Kodak disposable camera
Broadcom fridge magnet
Honda trendy packpack
Texas Instruments CD wallet
EMC2 T-Shirt
On the other hand, this year most companies were handing out only pens and other cheapo stuff, which I thought was below my dignity to collect.
I think a lot of so called diseases or disorders have a psychological basis to them. The Placebo Effect seems to corroborate this.
In my experience, if you don't know you have a disease, you tend to worry less about it (mind you, I'm not saying this may be the best thing). What I'm saying is, in a developed society like the US, where access to good medical facilities is easy and widespread, people tend to, in some cases (over)use it (and again, I'm not saying that's a bad thing).
In lesser developed countries, you would never hear of a person suffering from a common allergy. They generally tend to treat it as a common cold. I have seen many adult non-americans being diagnosed with various kinds of allergies after they arrived in the US after spending a significant portion of their adult life in another country.
Similarly, a larger number of American children are diagnosed (and treated) for learning disabilities and other disorders than those in other countries. It may be a better idea to see if the "patient" can learn to get around it, or even outgrow it if he is unaware of the problem rather than prescribing drugs.
to the material world.
When they call & ask to speak with Mr. Stevens, I explain they want the "other Mr. Stevens". As I hand the phone to my son, I tell him to explain all the fun things he did that day, from the detailed slimey booger he picked & where he wiped it, to his favorite & most proud stories about "pooping in the toilet." He is so proud of the shapes he can make. Usually after a few minutes of running around on the cordless phone explaining how proud he was with the details of his day, he comes back & says" they hung up". Imagine the rudeness of some people.....Go figure. More here
Maybe somebody'll come up with disposable keyboard covers/membranes similar to the paper toilet seat covers that most public restrooms have right now.
Here's a link to the original press release from ComScore: