Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
ADD Affect Your Family or Friends?
I realize that this topic is really off focus of the basic purpose of
this blog theme BUT I believe it is so important when one tries to
understand ADD especially in one of our friends, family members or
partners. I need to understand better so I need to be more educated in
this disorder because just ignoring it does not make it go away.
I'm becoming more aware that there are so many adults living unknown to the frustrations of symptoms that affect their relationships with family, friends and business dealings.This is a great article but just touches the surface.
Tess Thompson wrote:
Patients with symptoms of adult attention deficit disorderare often bored with monotonous and repetitive tasks. They also have problems with organization and planning. The most common trait that that has been observed is that of postponement of tasks that need immediate attention, even at the risk of suffering a loss, monetary or otherwise. College students have trouble in focusing on lectures and completing their assignments in time. As adults with ADD are mostly impulsive too, this often leads to monetary issues, which is one of the main reasons for a broken romantic relationship or a troubled relationship with others.Problems with relationships transpire mostly because the frustration and anger in those with symptoms of adult attention deficit disorder cools off as easily as it occurs. While others carry the hurt and anger after the event or argument, the ADD adult is left wondering as to what happened and why others are still annoyed. In addition, they are termed as egoistic and immature since they are incapable of following up on commitments.
Once an individual has been diagnosed with and is on adult ADD medication, it is vital that the family has a proper and extensive understanding of the diagnoses and how the behaviors related with ADD can affect the entire family. The family may be required to deal with conditions like depression, anxiety, over indulgence in alcohol, and other conditions that manifest due prevalence of ADD.
If one of the two adults in a married relationship exhibits ADD symptoms, it is important that both are susceptible to each other’s weaknesses and strengths to enable the relationship to fructify and evolve positively. In such cases both the spouses become supplementary to each other, one of them has periods of spontaneity and the other acts like a stabilizer.
In cases where the non-ADD spouse fails to appreciate the procrastination and other inabilities of the ADD spouse as being medical conditions, the ADD spouse often resorts to strange behaviors in search of novel situations. Such behaviors often manifest in the form of over spending and extra marital affairs.
Most likely, once treatment of ADD starts, couples tend to expect miracles from the cure forgetting that adult ADD medication takes time to cure and may even lead to certain temporary side effects. This leads to negating the efforts already made towards nurturing relationships with ADD patients. For this purpose, family or couples therapy has to be a central part of the overall treatment. It is imperative to remember that it takes a long time to cultivate adult ADD relationships and it may take an equally long time to make long-term changes.
Adult ADD may be an explanation but that does not mean that it be made an excuse. Instead, if an effort is made to comprehend the strengths and weaknesses it may lead to managing the conditions successfully and help in developing strategies to convert those very symptoms to an advantage.
http://www.nativeremedies.com/articles/adult-add-and-relationships.html
I'm becoming more aware that there are so many adults living unknown to the frustrations of symptoms that affect their relationships with family, friends and business dealings.This is a great article but just touches the surface.
Tess Thompson wrote:
Patients with symptoms of adult attention deficit disorderare often bored with monotonous and repetitive tasks. They also have problems with organization and planning. The most common trait that that has been observed is that of postponement of tasks that need immediate attention, even at the risk of suffering a loss, monetary or otherwise. College students have trouble in focusing on lectures and completing their assignments in time. As adults with ADD are mostly impulsive too, this often leads to monetary issues, which is one of the main reasons for a broken romantic relationship or a troubled relationship with others.Problems with relationships transpire mostly because the frustration and anger in those with symptoms of adult attention deficit disorder cools off as easily as it occurs. While others carry the hurt and anger after the event or argument, the ADD adult is left wondering as to what happened and why others are still annoyed. In addition, they are termed as egoistic and immature since they are incapable of following up on commitments.
Once an individual has been diagnosed with and is on adult ADD medication, it is vital that the family has a proper and extensive understanding of the diagnoses and how the behaviors related with ADD can affect the entire family. The family may be required to deal with conditions like depression, anxiety, over indulgence in alcohol, and other conditions that manifest due prevalence of ADD.
If one of the two adults in a married relationship exhibits ADD symptoms, it is important that both are susceptible to each other’s weaknesses and strengths to enable the relationship to fructify and evolve positively. In such cases both the spouses become supplementary to each other, one of them has periods of spontaneity and the other acts like a stabilizer.
In cases where the non-ADD spouse fails to appreciate the procrastination and other inabilities of the ADD spouse as being medical conditions, the ADD spouse often resorts to strange behaviors in search of novel situations. Such behaviors often manifest in the form of over spending and extra marital affairs.
Most likely, once treatment of ADD starts, couples tend to expect miracles from the cure forgetting that adult ADD medication takes time to cure and may even lead to certain temporary side effects. This leads to negating the efforts already made towards nurturing relationships with ADD patients. For this purpose, family or couples therapy has to be a central part of the overall treatment. It is imperative to remember that it takes a long time to cultivate adult ADD relationships and it may take an equally long time to make long-term changes.
Adult ADD may be an explanation but that does not mean that it be made an excuse. Instead, if an effort is made to comprehend the strengths and weaknesses it may lead to managing the conditions successfully and help in developing strategies to convert those very symptoms to an advantage.
http://www.nativeremedies.com/articles/adult-add-and-relationships.html
Children - Animal Relationship
"Animals teach us about our own characteristics.
Ask a child what is the power of an alligator, tortoise, turtle or a wild cat.
They will tell you.
So ask yourself what any animal means.
If children can do it, so can you. It is about learned wisdom.
It’s about dreams. It’s about good energy. It’s about loving all animals.
We provide this experience at CrocTalk in a language we all can understand.”
Animals are awesome. Okay, I am biased – I have had an innate interest and love for animals since I was a kid, and I currently study their behavior and evolution. But still, hopefully you agree with me on some level.
You know who else tends to think that animals are awesome? Kids. Children, generally speaking, love animals. Just look at the things that encompass the lives of children in our society: Cartoons, fables, story books, toys, and of course Disney… All heavily rely on animals as their selling points to our youngsters.
I think we should be buying into our children’s love for animals in a slightly different way: In education. Often, when trying to teach children something, half the battle lies in gaining their interest of the subject. By using animals, you may well find that you have got over that first hurdle already. And there are lots of ways in which we can use animals in education.
The most obvious example is probably the classroom pet. Some of us may fondly remember having a classroom pet. I remember mine was a Bearded Dragon. Holding him and hand feeding him crickets and worms is something I've never forgotten. We all took turns in the cleaning as well. His name was Bert! The use of animals in education in any capacity seems to be widely varied, with little structure and few guidelines. But whether through the use of classroom pets, specially-trained visiting animals, or even just through discussion about wildlife and field trips to zoos, parks, or simply out into the playground, kids can see animals in their natural habitat. I think any and all of these can offer a huge benefit to children’s social and emotional development.
Not a huge amount of research has been done looking at the use of animals in the classroom, or indeed of the human-animal bond in general. However, school children with developmental disabilities seem to have significantly more positive social interactions with each other and their teacher when an animal or a recognizable animated character ( plush stuffy of an animal) is visible in an environment such as CrocTalk Zoo or other animal facilities where an abundance of a variety of animals are visible.
I also believe that preschool children are more likely to share their stickers with other children about favorite animals which may lead us to believe that interactions with live animals could lead to an increase in positive social behaviors in general. I'm developing some stickers of our animals in particular here at CrocTalk for all of our classroom guests.
Animals have also been shown to decrease physiological signs of stress (i.e. lower heart rate and blood pressure) in clinical settings, for instance in senior centers when the y are able to interact with a dog or recognizable "pet" or in our case when we take a small crocodile and some tortoises to their center. The classroom can also be a stressful place for some children too, and if a child shows less physiological stress, it is reasonable to assume that they will benefit more from the overall school experience if an atmosphere that includes animals is prevalent.
Despite the need for more research into what exactly is going on here between children and animals, it is reasonable to assume that it can potentially have a significantly positive impact on a child’s development. Although there are still many questions to answer regarding the underlying mechanisms, in the meantime, schools should take advantage of this positive effect and try to incorporate animal behavior and welfare into the curriculum as much as possible.
I think by teaching a child about animals,
their behavior and their welfare, you are also teaching them some basics
of biology, psychology, physiology, evolution, ecology, and important
life skills like care and responsibility. I can’t help but feel that
incorporating field trips to facilities such as CrocTalk Zoo which
exhibits crocodiles, African wild cats, tortoises and turtles and so
much more in a safe clean environment is a win-win situation for
everyone.
www.croctalk.com
www.theedugator.com
Thank you J.G.Goldman in part
Ask a child what is the power of an alligator, tortoise, turtle or a wild cat.
They will tell you.
So ask yourself what any animal means.
If children can do it, so can you. It is about learned wisdom.
It’s about dreams. It’s about good energy. It’s about loving all animals.
We provide this experience at CrocTalk in a language we all can understand.”
Animals are awesome. Okay, I am biased – I have had an innate interest and love for animals since I was a kid, and I currently study their behavior and evolution. But still, hopefully you agree with me on some level.
You know who else tends to think that animals are awesome? Kids. Children, generally speaking, love animals. Just look at the things that encompass the lives of children in our society: Cartoons, fables, story books, toys, and of course Disney… All heavily rely on animals as their selling points to our youngsters.
I think we should be buying into our children’s love for animals in a slightly different way: In education. Often, when trying to teach children something, half the battle lies in gaining their interest of the subject. By using animals, you may well find that you have got over that first hurdle already. And there are lots of ways in which we can use animals in education.
The most obvious example is probably the classroom pet. Some of us may fondly remember having a classroom pet. I remember mine was a Bearded Dragon. Holding him and hand feeding him crickets and worms is something I've never forgotten. We all took turns in the cleaning as well. His name was Bert! The use of animals in education in any capacity seems to be widely varied, with little structure and few guidelines. But whether through the use of classroom pets, specially-trained visiting animals, or even just through discussion about wildlife and field trips to zoos, parks, or simply out into the playground, kids can see animals in their natural habitat. I think any and all of these can offer a huge benefit to children’s social and emotional development.
Not a huge amount of research has been done looking at the use of animals in the classroom, or indeed of the human-animal bond in general. However, school children with developmental disabilities seem to have significantly more positive social interactions with each other and their teacher when an animal or a recognizable animated character ( plush stuffy of an animal) is visible in an environment such as CrocTalk Zoo or other animal facilities where an abundance of a variety of animals are visible.
I also believe that preschool children are more likely to share their stickers with other children about favorite animals which may lead us to believe that interactions with live animals could lead to an increase in positive social behaviors in general. I'm developing some stickers of our animals in particular here at CrocTalk for all of our classroom guests.
Animals have also been shown to decrease physiological signs of stress (i.e. lower heart rate and blood pressure) in clinical settings, for instance in senior centers when the y are able to interact with a dog or recognizable "pet" or in our case when we take a small crocodile and some tortoises to their center. The classroom can also be a stressful place for some children too, and if a child shows less physiological stress, it is reasonable to assume that they will benefit more from the overall school experience if an atmosphere that includes animals is prevalent.
Despite the need for more research into what exactly is going on here between children and animals, it is reasonable to assume that it can potentially have a significantly positive impact on a child’s development. Although there are still many questions to answer regarding the underlying mechanisms, in the meantime, schools should take advantage of this positive effect and try to incorporate animal behavior and welfare into the curriculum as much as possible.
www.croctalk.com
www.theedugator.com
Thank you J.G.Goldman in part
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Croctalk's Blog (theedugator) — WordPress
Welcome folks,
Well, where do I start. I've never had a blog before so this will be my first attempt. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I've set this up to basically speak about the progress of Croctalk, conservation efforts and updates of the facility and any news relative to our growth, expansion, fundraising etc.
First of all I am Very Grateful for all the community support that CrocTalk has received over the years. It's been a tough go but we teach "dreams" here with our school groups, youth and special needs organizations as well. Plain and simple...my moto is...
"if you have any dreams or ambitions, NEVER GIVE UP! If possible get a good education, stay at home as long as you can (sorry Mom's and Dad's) but NEVER let anyone tell you you can't do something. As long as it's moral and legal and makes YOU feel good inside.
So, that being said, lets get on with the show! I'm going to need some help here folks so remember I'm open to all helpful hints...whatever's on your mind. Keep it clean!!
Cheers
Doug Illman
Well, where do I start. I've never had a blog before so this will be my first attempt. Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
I've set this up to basically speak about the progress of Croctalk, conservation efforts and updates of the facility and any news relative to our growth, expansion, fundraising etc.
First of all I am Very Grateful for all the community support that CrocTalk has received over the years. It's been a tough go but we teach "dreams" here with our school groups, youth and special needs organizations as well. Plain and simple...my moto is...
"if you have any dreams or ambitions, NEVER GIVE UP! If possible get a good education, stay at home as long as you can (sorry Mom's and Dad's) but NEVER let anyone tell you you can't do something. As long as it's moral and legal and makes YOU feel good inside.
So, that being said, lets get on with the show! I'm going to need some help here folks so remember I'm open to all helpful hints...whatever's on your mind. Keep it clean!!
Cheers
Doug Illman
Monday, October 15, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Kamloops Daily News
Teresa the Traveler came to visit CrocTalks facility in Kelowna last week. We had a lot of fun entertaing eachother and giving her some insight about our conservation efforts and t5he study and research we here about these wonderful animals. The result? Great photos can been seen at www.wheretogoandhowtogetther.com and of course www.teresathetravelor.com. Also lots of newes at www.croctalk.com as wellCheers
Doug Illman
Director of Operations
CrocTalk Zoo
Kelowna BC
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