Let's take a brief look at the life of PAUL ORFALEA, as he describes it in his book COPY THIS. Mr. Orfalea struggled with the symptoms of ADHD. he had the same difficulties that you or your son or your daughter are having.
Mr. Orfalea had something inside him that made him choose to overcome his difficutlties. He had what Alfred Adler, a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, called Social Interest. Social Interest is an innate potential in all human beings. It allows us to see other people and their happiness as vital to our own happiness.
Mr. Orfalea opened a small copying business in an 8 x 12 foot store front. He now has 1200 stores earning 2 billion dollars a year! Orffalea story is a wonderful example of what someone can do with sufficeint motivation to overcome their difficulties
What might be possible for you, or your son or daughter if they could find the courage to develop their unique strenghts? Most of us do have the capability, opportunity, or good fortune to create a 2 million dollar business. We can all learn to be socially interested to make our particular contribution to the work we do, to our marriages and family life, and to the friendships we make in the larger community.
The key to helping ADDers overcome their difficulties is to ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE, ENCOURAGE. Encouragement helps the ADDer find the courage within themselves to overcome their difficulties with inattention and face the tasks of life with a sense of optimism.