Members who have a disability.

Thanks so much for responding and understanding the frustrations around being visually impaired or in my case reading impaired. Thanks for doing the google search, I will one too and see if one of the accommodations can be used. It sounds like you find it frustrating to not be able to be as creative as you would like. I am thinking that a person at green would say something like "we all are disabled in some way and we all have limitations". I wonder what a 2nd tier comment would look like?

Claudia

I don't have ADD, but I have an IQ split between verbal and non-verbal. I take in more with less, and think very relatively. It scares me sometimes, because people give me this odd look when I say what they were just about to say, unknowingly. I like to understand people with only 3 quotes or so, and just relate them to as many activities as possible. It is a road to inuition for me. This is part of a blog I wrote a while ago which may help you: Go to the library, Pick a section. Get 3 books, from 3 different authors, 3 different ... etc. Immediately turn through the chapters backwards. Often authors don't think about it from this point of view (non-fiction/non-textbook), but it is a quick way to train yourself to gain more based on less. Understanding the author by the chapter name, to get a sense of what he tries to say with less. Everything is there to understand the person. You can use this style and mix up the numbers, or anything else. If you want this idea its all yours. but this is just a tip of the iceberg. You have to actually commit to trying it. Authors often find very good ways to draw analogies. This is your sense of direction to relate to other subjects. Never take more than you need, even if it takes you a while. Understanding and imagination is more important, especially if you have ADD. Just learn to relate things, so if your attention drifts you can relate it back in some way.

Thanks so much Adam for responding. I worked with people with schizoaffective disorder along with people with other mental disorders so I know how frustrating it can be. You sound very positive and I will definitely do a thorough search on line to see what accommodations are out there that are not too expensive. As you can see there are other members who are also struggling like we do to get the most out of this website and I certainly appreciate your support as well as theirs.

Claudia

Good on you Robert... I'm pleased to see you still plugging away in the behind the scenes over there

Cam

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