Feb 1, 2008
I think I'll write it down
I thought that it would be a good idea to keep something like a journal of what I learn and discover during this Friendship Clinic for Joey. So here we go...
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November 2007
We are a family of four. Three of us have ADHD, and we don't know about the youngest yet. This is some of our journey through life.
Famous People With ADHD
Who says ADHD is a "disability"?!
Architect:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Artists:
Salvador Dali
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Athletes:
Terry Bradshaw
Pete Rose
Nolan Ryan
Michael Jordan
Jason Kidd
Authors:
Charlotte and Emily Bronte
Samuel Clemens
Emily Dickenson
Edgar Allan Poe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Robert Frost
George Bernard Shaw
Henry David Thoreau
Leo Tolstoy
Tennessee Williams
Virginia Woolf
William Butler Yeats
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders:
Andrew Carnegie
Malcolm Forbes
Henry Ford
Bill Gates
David Neeleman
Paul Orfalea
Ted Turner
Explorers:
Christopher Columbus
Lewis and Clark
Entertainers:
Ann Bancroft
Jim Carrey
Steve McQueen
Jack Nicholson
Ty Pennington
Elvis Presley
Evil and Robbie Knievel
Sylvester Stallone
Robin Williams
Wright Brothers
Inventors:
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Photographer:
Ansel Adams
Physicist :
Albert Einstein
Political Figures:
James Carville
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Architect:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Artists:
Salvador Dali
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
Athletes:
Terry Bradshaw
Pete Rose
Nolan Ryan
Michael Jordan
Jason Kidd
Authors:
Charlotte and Emily Bronte
Samuel Clemens
Emily Dickenson
Edgar Allan Poe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Robert Frost
George Bernard Shaw
Henry David Thoreau
Leo Tolstoy
Tennessee Williams
Virginia Woolf
William Butler Yeats
Composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders:
Andrew Carnegie
Malcolm Forbes
Henry Ford
Bill Gates
David Neeleman
Paul Orfalea
Ted Turner
Explorers:
Christopher Columbus
Lewis and Clark
Entertainers:
Ann Bancroft
Jim Carrey
Steve McQueen
Jack Nicholson
Ty Pennington
Elvis Presley
Evil and Robbie Knievel
Sylvester Stallone
Robin Williams
Wright Brothers
Inventors:
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Photographer:
Ansel Adams
Physicist :
Albert Einstein
Political Figures:
James Carville
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
Joey Graham
November 2007
About Joey
Joey was born January 7, 2000. He was 8 lbs. 9 oz. A big baby. He cried a lot from day one and was obviously a very strong willed, detemined little boy from the start. He also laughs a lot though. He is very outgoing, loves talking to people (even adults) and is also extremely tender-hearted and compassionate towards others. Joey was diagnosed with ADHD by his pediatrician when he was around 4 years old. We tried giving him Adderall XR when he started Kindergarten and got in trouble a lot. It seemed to help for quite some time. However, in fall 2007 he developed some tics that could be a result of the medication, so he is no longer taking any medication. He still gets great grades in school even without the medication, but he has a hard time pleasing his teachers who expect him to sit down and be still. He is having the most trouble with friendships though. He says he is teased often and sometimes bullied. The other kids see him as different and reject him.