November 22, 2016 11:20 am
You bounce
You lunge
You beg
You bark
You insist we pay attention to me, me, me!
Just like a kid with ADHD*
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*Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder. ADHD makes it challenging for kids to sit still; they notice everything going on around them and so are constantly distracted. Focus becomes a huge issue. We have to use many strategies to help these kids function in school, like wobble stools (round bottom stools so they move and help fidgeters- personally I loved these at university) and private, distraction free spaces, and an aid who reminds them to work… My puppy, who is alone during the day in his kennel and therefore desperate for games when we’re home in the evening, behaves the same way!
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Certainly sounds like my dog!
By braveandrecklessblog on November 22, 2016 at 11:38 am
Nice little poem, I can almost see the cute dog ❤
By jackcollier7 on November 22, 2016 at 11:43 am
That describes me!
What a life…
Any snow yet Mrs. Bird?
chris
By chris jensen on November 22, 2016 at 12:05 pm
so true – we’ve got one as well…
By Maureen Sudlow on November 22, 2016 at 12:37 pm
It is the rare dog , who won’t knock the newspaper out of his owner’s hands, for the pleasure of a walk, or a belly rub.
By righteousbruin9 on November 22, 2016 at 7:34 pm
This morning, he sat expectantly with a twinkle in his eye, waiting for me to notice he’s stolen my glasses (rimless- $$) off the counter… Luckily I was able to grab him on the first lunge and we didn’t have a chase around the house. ARG.
By Shawn L. Bird on November 23, 2016 at 10:24 am
Oh my gosh I just wrote about this on my blog 😀
Your puppy and I would get along very well. Maybe I’m a puppy in a human’s body 😀
By Fatma Sultan on November 27, 2016 at 11:21 am
lol
By Shawn L. Bird on November 27, 2016 at 11:22 pm
We have two dogs in our office just like this! Dusty & Annie!
By Mike Rizzo, Ph.D., ABSNP on December 28, 2016 at 9:59 am
I like dogs in offices. 🙂 Well done.
By Shawn L. Bird on December 28, 2016 at 10:24 am
Thank you
By Mike Rizzo, Ph.D., ABSNP on December 28, 2016 at 10:26 am
I like how it mentions in the footnote that an ADHD’er notices everything around them. I hardly ever see anyone mention that and it makes me happy. The poem has a nice comparison too.
By ADHD Tips on January 10, 2017 at 9:18 pm
Thanks.
By Shawn L. Bird on January 11, 2017 at 10:10 am