How the ADD Brain Processes

Recently I wrote about how I am learning some new and old things again, and how it surprised me that going over the same material a second time yielded new insights.

Although I haven’t studied any additional material in the last day or so, I am continuing to put together ideas, see relationships I didn’t see before, and just gaining even more insights.

I think that most people assume that you sit in class, listen to the teacher, and leave the class having learned something new.

Not everyone’s brain works that way. In fact, most ADD brains probably do not.

There are differences in the way each person absorbs and embraces new information.

Some people need to sit back and just listen without trying to take notes. Others need time to absorb what they’ve learned, and will be more comfortable with the new information once their brain has had some time to process it. Just like me - a day or so later, I’m still learning despite having studied anything new.

Still others need to see relationships between things. If they can relate the concept of what they’ve learned to something in their life or something that they already know, they find it easier to grasp.

I suspect that your ADD child may be a combination of a few of these styles. Let your brain process that for a while and see what it comes up with.

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