RE: New friends
BY: Eileen O'Croinan to Amber Floyd on Thu May 16 1996 23:48:04
 > not need at all.  Hperactive children -can't- sit still for extended 
periods
The exception to the rule being when the television's on...then they can sit
for as long as a half hour or so, if, and only if, they're interested in the 
show. As far as I've seen that's the only exception. Perhaps, it's because 
he
TV is geared toward people with 20 second attention spans. 
Other than that, sitting still is pretty much out of the question. I have two
diagnosed ADHD, and one I highly suspect is (I wait till it gets unbearable
before I bring on the medication issue :-/). They inherited it from their
father. Needless to say, I sleep well at night!
                                    ...peace...
                                    Alinda Sue...
--- Skyhawk's Nightmare
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