George is a 9 year-old who loves exercising his creativity by playing guitar, and building model cities. He’s also been diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger’s Syndrome. ©Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. 2009 Neither Johnson & Johnson nor any of its operating companies (Johnson & Johnson) are responsible for third-party materials appearing on the Johnson & Johnson Health Channel, including but not limited to linked third-party videos, linked third-party sites, and third-party advertisements. J&J does not control or endorse this third-party content and makes no representations regarding its accuracy.
Tags: ADHD, Asperger's, Asperger's Syndrome, creativity, Davina, family, guitar, hyperactivity, kids, music, piano
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its not a disorder. its a difference
i’m pretty sure i have ADHD, but i havnt been diagnosed. i’m extremely hyper, i have a hard tim paying attention, i can’t sit in one place without getting up, or i just squirm a lot. i do crazy things without thinking about the consequences. is this ADHD. or am i just weird?
Why not before medication, doctors recommend changing diet? Which can be just as effective. I mean if they want treatment why not go there first?
@thegeekproductions . I forgot to mention. I’ve never been on stimulant medication and never plan on being on it either.
@thegeekproductions . I disagree with you. Your ADD may be mild or you were most likely diagnosed by one of those doctors that labels everyone to be ADD. For me, having ADD has been extremely difficult for me, but I am happy to say that I have learned to become responsible, organized, etc. Bottom line, please don’t put it down, thank you.
I have ADD, and I am not medicated. It’s not as bad as the media seem’s to like to project it. I personally think the whole disorder is a bit overblown by the doctors.
@M3nt4LkidzwifaC4M3R4 … Asperger’s is like a cousin of Autism… The spectrum is very broad. There are people who really suffer, and there are those who are extremely successful because of their narrow interests and ability to hyper-focuss… Like Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, Beethoven, Alexander Graham Bell, John Denver, Bob Dylan, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Jim Henson, Alfred Hitchcock, Thomas Jefferson, Mozart, Charles Schulz, James Taylor, Andy Warhol and many more…
@M3nt4LkidzwifaC4M3R4 The correct spelling is “Asperger’s”
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assburgers is almost like being autistic, like sometimes they cant talk right and they dont know it. and when they do something funny and people laugh… they keep going til its not funny anymore.
kind of autisum
i have adhd but not assburger.
I have ADHD
I have ADHD too.Say that when i am in the car on the way to school I get hyper.
both my boys have adhd. i myself also have it. we have come to see it as a gift. my boys love math, science, and football. getting them to sit down and read a book is a challenge but when you have kids with adhd, you come up with some interesting ways to get them to focus. in our home there is never a dull moment..lol
@ydrjtt That’s not odd… that is a gift
@tessmesser1 I am the mom in the video. I struggle with the attention piece of ADHD. I am the classic daydreamer variety. I have NO problem paying attention to my imagination however.
I can “feel the music too”
This is odd I have what he has and I’m good at music and visualizing cities and places and used to be really into video. I am really creative too…
It sounds like George is Hyperactive/Impulsive with a co-condition of Asberger and his Brother Brad has Predominantly Inattentive ADHD. The mom has ADHD but she does not mention if she is Predominantly Inattentive of more of Hyperactive/Impulsive. I have a very similar household without the Asberger’s component. These kids are so interesting and informative to me asI have a web page called primarilyinattentiveadd that explores some of the difference of the Inattentive subtype of ADHD. Tess
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I am not sure that is correct. There is some speculation to it… but in all the books I have read on ADHD and Asperger’s, there is nothing stating that as a fact. But… me and my son’s have ADHD, and my younger son is also sprinkled with Asperger’s. My side of the family has ADHD. My husband’s side has a few Aspergery types. So I think it was our combined gene pool. There are some similarities though -hyper-focus, sensory integration, hyperactivity, and visual thinking…
@aeblanchette I’m not really sure. Perhaps there is some on line research you can do. I would suggest the CDC site, for a start.
Rob
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