Most people might not have picked Myron Pryor as a future professional athlete. As a kid with asthma and ADHD, he overcame both to be a successful football, track, and wrestling star in high-school in Louisville, KY and then went on to play at the University of Kentucky. In 2009 he played in 13 games as a defensive lineman for the New England Patriots.
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As a former elementary school principal, I am quite aware that attention difficulties are just the tip of the iceberg. ADHD children can’t filter out distractions, finish tasks on-time, use their memory optimally, etc. A pill doesn’t teach these skills.
My wife and I opted to use cognitive training for our son, Alex. We didn’t listen to the negative, “can’t do,” stuff. We used Play Attention (www.playattention.com) and ADHD Nanny (www.adhdnanny.com). We’ve been very successful with these approaches. We also changed our parenting skills with great success.
It’s just important to know that medicine teaches nothing. Parents and teachers must actively participate to help change a child’s life.