P.12 Edward M. Hallowell MD (Driven To Distraction) ...
"pg.-12"
"It cant be said when ADD came into existence. The fidgety, overactive child has been around, one may presume, for as long as children have been around. And they have not been treated well."
"The treatment of children has been terrible throughout history, one of the consistent but little-mentioned black marks in most every epoch of human civilization; people have seldom differentiated much when it comes to children who behave "badly." " Too often, it was simply recommended that these children be beaten, or in some cases killed." END QUOTE ~
Dr. Hallowell goes on to talk more about how the ADD behaviors have been around for centuries and how only in recent history has ADD been recognized as a medical condition. Is it possible that there is more to discover..?... of course! We do not even know the origin of ADD yet. Not as a child but as an adult I have experienced it myself ... rejection, abuse, being misunderstood and left for dead in the wake of inhumane natures at work (that enjoy) hurting people. Been there, I believed what Dr. Hallowell expressed long before I found it in his book ....why..?...because experience cant lie. Why shield myself from the truth only to be vulnerable to more mistreatment.
I have a very beautiful mind and I'm thankful for this ~
