ADHD and my choices

As a teacher who has dealt with ADD and ADHD children and a wife of an ADHD husband, I sometimes find myself trying to identify what behavior in people has been caused by ADD/ADHD and what has been caused by a pure and councious choice. How much of that child's behavior is coming from an ADD/ADHD mind?
Even though I agree that ADD/ADHD is overrated today, I still believe that it is a disorder that affects many people. However, it should not be seen as a negative trait. ADD/ADHD people are increadibly creative and smart. Because of my husband, I subscribe ADDitude. This magazine brings interesting stories about how people with ADD/ADHD have copped with the disorder in their lives, recent researches in the subject,   helpful hints on how to manage the disorder and many other issues related to ADD/ADHD.  I particularly enjoyed the story written by Kate Rollins in the Spring 2011 issue. "Stand up to Symptoms" discusses how much ADHD influences a person's daily choices. The opening paragraph is a clear statement about how the disorder cannnot be blamed for a person's decisions: "I am writing myself, and all of you, a little reminder: ADHD does not make our choices for us and is not the sole voice in the choir of our waking thoughts." 

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The idea to create a blog is the result of a compilation of information about Montessori and early education experiences in my life. The blog is just a space where I can gather ideas for works and collect reflections on daily events that happen in my classroom. It is an effort to organize information about the educational philosophy that I have learned to admire so much.