Hanneka and her infant son with ADD
Received story from Hanneke about her infant son with ADD
The likes and dislikes of ADD
Hi Jochem,
Firstly, I think it's great that you have set up this site, clear explanations and everything is well articulated and I also benefit a lot from the tips.
I myself am not diagnosed with ADD but my 10-year-old son did.
I knew very quickly that he is a special case as a small child he was sometimes quite contradictory very exhausting but also beautiful things he did or said.
When we moved in 2010 and the change proved to be quite intense for him and he was suddenly bullied at school and started performing very poorly, I thought and now I want to know what is wrong with him.
First to a psychologist but he didn't like that and said he didn't understand what he could gain from that. No indeed this did not work.
His master told me about ADD and testing it well anyway and indeed it was ADD.
I read a lot about it and since a month we have been working on lto3 I am very much against medication so I put that off as long as possible.
It is not that he is unruly.
You just have to have a lot of patience with him that is not easy for me as a mum especially since I have two sons who also demand attention of course.
I always try to make him see that he is normal and that he just has something special in his possession he can see everything just a bit better just a bit more in a song or see just a bit more in the woods or come out so funny
It is not always easy you can see he is busy in his head often scratches his hands open and such a wound usually stays open several more times for weeks and sleep is always difficult I often make him listen to spa music when he goes to sleep also he has to have something in his hands he usually has a tangle or a stress ball in his hands
I hope I am doing well and that later he can develop himself well in this world.
Regards Hanneke
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Dear ADDs, ADHDs and HSPs,
I am Jochem and have been diagnosed with ADD and am a high-sensitive (HSP). Over the past few years, I have done an enormous amount in the field of self-awareness exercises and self-healing. Partly because in 2011 I suddenly found myself dealing with CFS/ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, overnight. This was really a big turning point in my life which meant I really had to start working on myself from now on.
To recover, I did have to learn a lot about myself. So I pretty much went to every therapist, coach but also alternative healer you can think of.
During my search for the right help, I gained a lot of valuable knowledge that gave me very good insights and caused me to heal more and more. Now I actually see my ADD more as a strength and can live with it much better.
A book that really opened my eyes is "The Davinci Method" by John Loporto. He approaches all our traits in such a beautiful way. This is really a eye-opener For all people diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. This book was one of the biggest inspirations for me to start this website in late 2011. You can find more about John Loporto's inspiring book here. You can also see his inspiring video there in which he shares his message as an introduction to his book.
I hope this website will inspire you to look at the beautiful and powerful sides of ADD and ADHD, but of course also high sensitivity. Through all the information and tips and advice I give you the tools to be stronger with ADD, ADHD and HSP.
When you feel that spirit in yourself and are confident, you can be a person who can be very inspiring to 'normal' people. A person with a close connection to life, a rich emotional life, full of creativity, a broad thinking mind, a social being, reliable, humorous and with a very good intuition. The roles of feeling different will then reverse. But if you keep getting stuck and often think negatively about yourself, you will become more and more negatively laden and tired and the above beautiful qualities will mostly remain in the background.
On my website, I share with you all the knowledge I have. The knowledge that can give you as an ADD, ADHD and HSP person a positive spin on your life. In doing so, I share all the information I have learned from coaches and therapists and from books, documentaries and interviews.
You can read more about me on the about me page.
Happy reading ADDcharacteristics.net
Greetings, Jochem.
