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My Life as a Sloggie...
(Satirical, to be taken with a grain of Salt...)
Story about a fictitious “normal” high-school student living in a world of multi-modal/ADHD people
Tongar 2007
“....Well, Ms. Haslibergerheim, unfortunately, there is no doubt any more: Your child suffers from an acute form of HPHF, in plain English HyperPhlegmathy-HyperFocussing. This means, that this child, untypical for its age, sits still for hours at an end, stays apathetic, does not have a need to encounter new stimuli, keeps back, can't react spontaneously, but instead approaches everything in a radically rational manner... Don't get me wrong, this allows your child to focus extremely strongly onto a specific subject, and can't be diverted easily. As you can see, everything has its positive and negative sides.... The cause is not known. Experts are however assuming that it is due to an oversupply of Dopamine, which dampens the natural impulsivity of the brain in an extreme manner.... We could approach the problem of course via usage of medication. We have here an excellent product, Accelerin, a so-called DRUA, short for Dopamin Re-Uptake Accelerator, which ensures that this neurotransmitter is absorbed as quickly as possible, before he can dampen the natural impulsivity too much... Some
parents swear by it, others reject it totally. Of cours, if we do not react, your child can also lead a fulfilled life as it is... We would then recommend to abstain from a profession where strong impulsivity and interest in new themes is required, such as scientific work, artists, architects, artists, musicians, etc. No, your child should then rather focus on a direction such as accounting, maintenance of mechanical or electrical devices, quality control, or similar, where more conscientiousness and resilience is required. Please? Would still like to consider a scientific career? Well, maybe in a sector where resilience is more important than creativity and innovative skills....Maybe an assistant's job in Pharma or Bio, with many Testseries... Yes, I was happy to be able to help you....” My parents were totally depressed. For me it was also not always easy, in school for example: The teacher switched subjects every three minutes, after Math she wanders from Archimedes to the Theorem of Aristoteles, all follow easily, everybody stretches their hands and talk all at the same time. Seemingly, it is not all that important to understand everything to the last detail, it seems to be much more important to have new ideas, bring own ideas forward, show creativity, new stuff, being interested in new concepts. The subject from just now is totally out of date thirty minutes later. Everybody discusses at high volume and excitedly about a new subject that somebody from the last row just brought up and that seems to switch on everybody, new plans and projects are being made, everybody plays along and contributes, only I am sitting passively and quietly in my back corner... Everything fits to this new world out there, where everyday something new seems to be the most important thing, and all old stuff is stuff from yesterday..... My parents want to involve me in the decision Accelerin Yes/No, and I myself am not really a medication junkie..... But I see, I do not really have a choice, if I do not want to stick to the couch potato role, while others are leading the charge from up front.... The others already call me “Sloggie”, because I simply do not have this natural spontaneity, the inner urge to contribute, to participate, to feel part of the community.... |