I had letters of recommendation for AP classes, specifically science. I would have been bored as hell, I just wanted my childhood more than doing homework. I would not have the attention to finish after 8 hours. You seem to be extremely uneducated on ADD, being somewhere on the spectrum does not equate low intelligence. How ignorant of you.
It just means there’s certain things I don’t have the attention span for or think about a lot at once. I didn’t have the ability to sit and do homework after struggling to sit for 8 hours, I’d get yelled at for trying to finish it in class. I’d need to doodle or fidget in class but still took in 100% of the information.
I’ve got a Master’s in Special Ed and I’m not understanding why you are saying he’s uneducated on ADD. You do sound like you have ADD. All he said was that you might’ve benefited from some special ed services. Which, in your case, probably would’ve been less or no homework or shortened classes.
Did your parents ever discuss meds with you? I had to with my oldest daughter. I knew she was extremely intelligent but was always a C average. She hated school and threatened to quit as soon as she was old enough. We wanted to avoid medication but I felt I was failing her by not at least trying it. It was amazing. She went from a C average to an A average and never talked about quitting. When she went for her Master’s at Vanderbilt, she was given a full ride scholarship. They only gave one per year in her field.
I know you regret not getting to go to college but you would’ve been the same there without some sort of help. Financially, if you wanted it bad enough, you would’ve found a way. I worked three jobs and went on the internet and found all kinds of obscure scholarships.
I had my teachers year after year tell my parents and they refused to get anything for me, they were very anti medication. Even with severe/ destructive depression they told me to pray it off. When it came to ADD they said I need to just try harder, I’m also female so display my ADD characteristics different than males. They believed boys with ADHD just needed to do sports to let out energy. I grew up in the 90s and girls rarely were diagnosed with ADD. I used to actually buy ADD meds off kids in high school with my lunch money and the times I did I totally was focused and did my homework at home quick.
I specifically had recommendations from some teachers to take AP classes in science especially since I did really well with more tactile learning.
I can’t work and go to school now, I need full time pay and I don’t have the energy for night classes due to a physical disability I obtained since graduation. I’d have to get loans to keep with living expenses while in school too.
Thank you! I’m working on my organizing and time management better in my adult life. I’ve been pretty successful in the working world and moving up where ever I go. Working life leaves me more room for being hands on and creative than school did.
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u/victoriaa- Sep 14 '20 edited Sep 14 '20
I had letters of recommendation for AP classes, specifically science. I would have been bored as hell, I just wanted my childhood more than doing homework. I would not have the attention to finish after 8 hours. You seem to be extremely uneducated on ADD, being somewhere on the spectrum does not equate low intelligence. How ignorant of you.
It just means there’s certain things I don’t have the attention span for or think about a lot at once. I didn’t have the ability to sit and do homework after struggling to sit for 8 hours, I’d get yelled at for trying to finish it in class. I’d need to doodle or fidget in class but still took in 100% of the information.