| Attention deficit disorder (ADD) wasn't
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| | sports practices. Plus, you're trying to
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| recognized until about twenty years ago.
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| | run your own home-based business. How do
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| Before that time, children who didn't sit
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| | you keep everything that you need to know
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| still in their desk chairs, who seemingly
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| | straight?
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| daydreamed all the time, and couldn't
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| | Force yourself to use some type of
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| meet homework assignments were considered
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| | planner, every single day.
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| "bad" kids, whose parents had failed to
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| | Microsoft Outlook has a great feature in
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| give them sufficient discipline. The only
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| | its calendar. You can use it to plug in
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| option was to spank or punish them on a
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| | all your appointments and to keep your
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| daily basis. We still don't know what
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| | "to-do" list straight. Since you're
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| repercussions that type of parenting had
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| | working a home-based business, you
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| on kids who just couldn't do any better.
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| | probably are at the computer for a good
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| Today, we know the symptoms of ADD and
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| | part of the day. Leave the calendar open
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| ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity
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| | in your task bar and plug in appointments
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| disorder), which include those issues
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| | that you need to remember as they arise.
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| mentioned above, though there are still
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| | Get Outlook to remind you by setting up
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| some doctors and many lay persons who
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| | an alert that will pop up five minutes or
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| still believe that ADD is caused by bad
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| | more before the appointment is due.
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| parenting. Science has proven otherwise.
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| | If you don't have Outlook, try another
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| ADD stems from a neurological difference
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| | piece of software called Time & Chaos.
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| in the brain, and to be diagnosed ADD,
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| | But if you'd rather have something with
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| its symptoms must have been present for
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| | you all the time, buy a personal data
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| six months or more and be severe enough
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| | assistant, like a Palm Pilot, or get a
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| to have disrupted the person's life. No
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| | cell phone with scheduling capabilities.
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| scientific test can positively test the
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| | If you prefer to enter appointments by
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| condition, though the similarities in
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| | hand, a simple wall board or wall
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| those known to have ADD are overwhelming.
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| | calendar, with big squares so that you
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| It has only recently been determined that
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| | can enter information into them, will
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| ADD is more than a childhood disorder
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| | work, too. It all depends upon your
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| that disappears as the child gets older.
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| | personal preference.
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| Statistics show, however, that 70% of
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| | But if you want something really
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| children will outgrow the symptoms by the
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| | high-tech and user friendly at the same
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| time they are teens, but as many as 15 to
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| | time, try Mark Joyner's Simpleology at
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| 20% of people with ADD will continue to
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| | His "Simple Science of Getting What You
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| have ADD throughout their lives. When
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| | Want," also known as Simpleology 101 will
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| these symptoms go untreated, they can
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| | organize every bit of time in your day
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| bring on bigger issues such as drug
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| | and help you to see what you want in your
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| addiction, work issues, depression, and
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| | life and to get it. Simpleology even has
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| even marital problems.
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| | a desktop solution that you can download
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| Counseling and proper medical treatment,
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| | to see your day plainly, every minute
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| when needed, can help tremendously. But
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| | you're in front of the computer.
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| when you have ADD, you need to find
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| | ADD sometimes makes it very hard to stay
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| ADD-friendly systems to help you just get
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| | organized, so you must commit to building
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| through the day.
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| | a system, perhaps with one of these
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| So, what's an add-friendly system?
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| | options, and to follow it religiously. If
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| Let's say that you're a work-at-home mom.
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| | you start the day organizing, and free
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| You have a husband's schedule to remember
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| | your mind from worrying that you won't
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| because he works different hours every
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| | get something done on time, you'll be
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| day. Then, there are the kids with their
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| | more productive.
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| after-school and summer activities and
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