ADHD Reflection

From as early as elementary school, I did not seem to elude trouble. I got out of my seat, ran around and talked to neighbors, and was louder than anyone else in the class. Beyond a behavioral standpoint, my approach to class assignments always seemed to stray outside the norm. This raised concern among my teachers; from their perspective, these acts of deviance were disruptive and disrespectful. The immediate assumption of my fourth grade teacher was that I grew up in a household where I did not receive enough attention, and therefore acted out in school. This led to parental discussion and school intervention to solve the case of “the broken child”. Subsequently, after school meetings and doctor visits, I was diagnosed with ADHD.
I don’t know if I had ADHD or if it was an easy solution to medicate a “misbehaved” child. However, what I do know is I appreciate the traits that led to my diagnosis. Although they often seem to obstruct my ability to do well academically and thrive socially, these characteristics give me unique skills …show more content…
I think the best physical representation of this are my math tests. At first glance, they seem to have a bunch of crammed, uncoordinated scribbles filling up the paper, yet on further viewing there is a logical sequence. Metaphorically, it’s as if my mind is going down a street with infinite possible turns and sideroads. Up to my junior year, my idiosyncratic thought pattern seemed to be disadvantageous because it was distractingl. I’ve worked to steady myselff…. Or some bullshit However, in the past 2 years I’ve learned to appreciate this aspect of myself because I’ve required the ability to look at a world in a holistic point of view because of debate and advanced classes. My thought process helps me with the ability to make connections between two seemingly unrelated topics. This was helpful in a recent debate round in which the opposing team presented a “liquor tax” to fund a change in educational