Posted by IsoM on April 12, 2002, at 0:39:34
In reply to Re: ADHD/ADD and Physical Coordination, posted by Spongemomsquarepants on April 11, 2002, at 23:50:59
Interesting, Viki. I'm not sure I like the part where it says "slighly lower IQs" :-)
But it did state "they sometimes had problems hearing if there was the slightest background noise, were poor readers and were clumsy and had difficulty knowing their physical boundaries and where their hands or fingers ended."
I'm an avid reader. But I really don't hear well when there's background noises - it's very difficult to distinguish individual sounds then. Nothing is distinct. I need to intensely concentrate to hear correctly & often ask others to repeat what they said. Not knowing where my physical boundaries are might explain why I often bump my elbows, feet, & even shoulders going through doorways, & bang my head so often.
I haven't had any serious accidents (other than scrapes, bumps & bruises) as I really try to be careful, realising I'm clumsy. My brother, though, who I swear is ADD, has injuried himself so many times in sometimes the weirdest ways.
Also when it was said they have learning disabilities, it was very true for my brother. For me, I always made it a practice to sit in the front of the class when small, & again, when I went to university. That made a big difference.
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