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The ADD Resilience Factor

Attention Deficit Disorder presentswith ADD. Lilly had a hard time in
different challenges to differentschool. She didn't have very good
people. Some of us have the mostgrades, and was often told she was lazy,
trouble focusing and concentrating,but she persisted. She graduated high
while some of us have great difficultyschool and, even though her parents
regulating emotion. Whatever yourdiscouraged her from going to college,
greatest challenge is, there is oneshe went anyway! She started off in a
sure-fire way to be successful in spitecommunity college, where she discovered
of it: the ability to be resilient.that when she could choose her course of
Miriam-Webster online defines resiliencestudy, she actually did quite well.
as "an ability to recover from or adjustFrom there she transferred to a very
easily to misfortune or change."good state school.
Applying this to adults with ADD, weLilly decided that she wanted to teach
might adjust the definition to "anhigh school. She wanted to be "one of
ability to recover from or adjust easilythose teachers who makes a difference."
to misfortune, change, setbacks,Her college advisor told her she was
challenges, and failure."crazy. She said "A woman of small
In order to be successful adults withstature and quiet voice, like you, can't
ADD, we have to accept the undeniableteach high school. You won't be able to
fact that we will have challenges, wediscipline the kids. They'll eat you
will have failures, and we will havealive."
disappointments. But we cannot letLilly was crushed for two days. But in
these setbacks stop us.her heart, she knew better. She made a
Let's take a practical look atconscious choice not to listen to her
resilience by comparing two adults withadvisor. In fact, she petitioned the
ADD, "Jane" and "Lilly."school for a new advisor who would be
Jane is an amazingly smart woman, butmore supportive, and she got one.
she doesn't think so. She works in aLilly has now been teaching high school
high-pressure office where people arehistory for 7 years, and was even voted
frenzied. She is a general assistant to"favorite teacher" in the yearbook
several VIPs. One of her bossessuperlatives!
frequently blames his own mistakes onJane has lost her resilience in this
her, and another boss often calls Janesituation. She lets the words of others
stupid.shape her thoughts about herself, and
Jane spends her evenings worn down andshe no longer trusts herself.
upset. She feels defeated. Once a veryLilly, on the other hand, has amazing
confident and happy woman, she has letresilience. She trusts herself, and she
the messages of a few jerks bring herdoes not let others negative messages
down. She wants to find a new job, butbring her down. She allows herself to
she doesn't think anyone else will hirebe disappointed, but not for too long.
her. In the very first week of her job,She gets right back on track. And she
Jane knew it wasn't a good fit for herhas great successes to show for it.
and she should quit, but she didn'tResilience in adults with ADD is all
trust her intuition and therefore stayedabout moving forward. If we want to be
put.successful adults with ADD, we simply
Lilly is also an amazingly smart womancan't let disappointments hold us back.



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