THE UPSIDE OF ADD: REALLY?

Michael Hart, Ph.D. , PresenterDavid C. Baker, Producer

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What do Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison and Justin

Timberlake all have in common?

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Irascible Firestarter

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Married Jessica Biel

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• Kids in school• Medical Model = I

have a disorder!• What a disservice

WHERE DID THIS WHOLE IDEA COME FROM?

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• Out of the box creativity

• Piercing insights and linkages– Shadow watchers;

Lookers around corners

– Daydreamer—”Where did you go?”

• Extremely hard work at high energy

• Bright multi-taskers• “Talked too much in

school?” = SALES!• Every day is a new

day!

BUT WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

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• Educate yourself!• Proximity v. distance• Humor• Honest

Communication• Yes, sometimes you

have to be careful– Descriptive and

measureable, not evaluative

WHAT IT MEANS TO CREATE A NEW “CONTAINER”

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• Quiet workspace?• Reduce visual

distractors• Flex-time?• Pairing with organizer • Movement• Tight goals and

objectives• Using humor to reset

7 IDEAS TO TAKE AWAY

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