Learning to be ADD

ADD activity #1

This activity will show you that having ADD does not mean you are stupid. You know the information, you just don't control the access or distribution of this information very well.

Recite 2 easy nursery rhymes. We all know them backwards and forwards.

1- Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
2- Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water.

now for the ADD part- without looking at the above rhymes, recite the first word of Mary had a little lamb, then the first word of Jack and Jill, then the second word of Mary had a little lamb, followed by the second word of Jack and Jill, then the third word of Mary. . . etc. . . all the way through both rhymes.

I couldn't do it either, even though I tried REALLY hard. As you are doing this its nice to have a partner slapping you on the wrist every 30 seconds for "Not trying hard enough" or "Not paying attention" and threatening you with grounding or no dessert, etc. . . Now we are entering the world of our Alpha Delta Deltas.