| Have you been told (or suspect) that your child | | | | They think in concepts and connections.o Their |
| has ADD or AD/HD? Do you hear things like,o | | | | memory is visual in nature.o Repetition shuts off |
| This child is smart, but doesn't do her homework | | | | their brain.o They think in patterns and |
| or reading assignments.o Her mind is always | | | | possibilities.o They use intuitive, inductive, |
| somewhere else, except when she's playing or | | | | divergent reasoning. |
| talking to her classmates.o He's just too sensitive | | | | In contrast, Left-Brain Dominant People--o Think |
| and too emotional.o She's creative; just not with | | | | methodically and sequentially.o Have an auditory |
| school work.o He'll only pay attention if he likes | | | | memory.o Learn by repetitiono Are detail |
| the subject; then he won't leave it alone.o She's a | | | | oriented, analytical thinkers.o Use deductive, |
| smart kid--what's WRONG?! (with you, the parent, | | | | convergent reasoning. |
| of course) | | | | Do you recognize your kids here? Yourself? Your |
| "Oh NO!" You think to yourself. "Not this!" You | | | | spouse? Teacher(s)? Boss? Employees? The |
| don't want your child to feel like a misfit--or be | | | | differing world view created by this one simple |
| labeled negatively, so do you resist it? Or do you | | | | thing-brain dominance can create huge gaps in |
| succumb, yet feel guilty? And with medication, | | | | values and of course, communication. |
| things get better, but not much? Or get worse? | | | | Understanding brain dominance is critical to helping |
| Or you don't want to consider such drastic | | | | your ADD child do well in school and in life. |
| options? And meanwhile, this kid is driving you | | | | Western Civilization and our school systems are |
| NUTS, with all the battles over homework, losing | | | | Left-Brain Dominant, and have been that way |
| things, forgetting things, and so on? | | | | since the dawn of the Scientific Age and the |
| Did you know that many successful people have | | | | development of the printing press in the 1400's |
| had ADD or AD/HD? Thomas Edison, Albert | | | | & 1500's. Since then, we have been through |
| Einstein, Leonardo DaVinci, and Winston Churchill | | | | the Industrial Age and are now in the midst of a |
| did, among others. In fact, some studies show | | | | world-wide culture shift from the Information Age |
| that 70-80% of entrepreneurs and CEO's have | | | | into the Conceptual Age. |
| ADD or AD/HD. There's hope! Your child is not | | | | You can see that we need creative, energetic |
| doomed to a life of frustration and failure just | | | | people more now than ever. Many left-brain jobs |
| because of this diagnosis! And neither are you. | | | | full of repetitive tasks and analytical calculations |
| ADD or AD/HD can be a controversial diagnosis, | | | | are now being done by robots or outsourced |
| and so are some medications and other | | | | overseas. The skills most in demand in the future |
| treatments prescribed for it. Sometimes they | | | | will be creative, divergent thinking and |
| help; sometimes they make things worse. Experts | | | | people-oriented--the very things that Right-Brain |
| contradict each other. How can one sort it all out? | | | | people excel at! |
| Get the Facts, not the Myths: Did you know thato | | | | If your child (or you) are having trouble right now, |
| Five to ten percent of all children may fit the | | | | take heart! Right-Brain Dominant people are in a |
| ADD/AD/HD descriptiono This percentage is | | | | perfect position to help shape the future of our |
| growing every year.o (The RIGHT) medication or | | | | world, just like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! |
| alternative supplement DOES help, buto Medication | | | | Remember the story? Rudolph got banished to |
| or supplements alone are NOT enough.o New | | | | the Land of MisFit Toys because of his red nose. |
| research shows that there are six kinds of ADD, | | | | Later, it was his nose that helped him save the |
| not two or three.o All kids-and adults-who have | | | | day for everyone. Like Rudolph, those labeled with |
| ADD and many who are Gifted or Highly Sensitive | | | | ADD or AD/HD can take courage in knowing that |
| are visual-spatial learners and thinkers, more | | | | their supposed disability--the very thing that now |
| commonly known as Right-Brain Dominant people. | | | | makes them a misfit--can be the very thing that |
| Who are these Right-Brain Dominant people?o | | | | will help them save the day for everyone! |