| Here is your full article text: | The Wonderfulness of Me
Contributed by: Robert M. Tudisco, Esq (Posted on 2003-01-11)
If you took all of the things that were special about me,
you could put them all together and call it AD/HD.
No better, no worse, just different that’s me,
I’m really not crazy, please try and see.
Like a talented wizard in a world full of “Muggles”,
its no wonder all you see is frustration and struggles.
As I daydream and drift, you think no one’s there,
but nothing could be further from the truth, believe me, I swear.
I see your impatience as my mind starts to wander
But, you don’t know the depth of the thoughts that I ponder.
For creative thinkers, get lost in deep thought,
which leads to the illusion that they cannot be taught.
I know trying to reach me can give you the blues,
but I wish for just once, you could walk in my shoes.
To see things through my eyes, you would be amazed,
at the speed and sheer volume my thoughts seem to blaze.
I’m not lazy or stupid, if only you knew,
how truly difficult it is to limit myself and think like you do.
But, I can see things that you’ll never see,
its like second nature, because I am me.
With lightning fast reflexes, I can switch gears,
to be firm and inflexible is the worst of my fears.
I’m calm in a crisis and know just what to do,
For I’m in great company, Mozart , Edison and Churchill to name just a few.
So show me some patience, as I’m patient with you.
Just a little tolerance, it’s long overdue.
Please try and understand me, along with my AD/HD,
It’s a very big part of the wonderfulness of me.
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Robert M. Tudisco is a practicing attorney and freelance writer. He is an adult diagnosed with AD/HD and is a member of the National Board of Directors of ADDA and the Board of Directors of the Westchester County Chapter of CHADD in New York.
Robert lives with his wife and young son in Eastchester, New York. He welcomes comments and questions at robert.tudisco@verizon.net.
Re-printed with permission Attention! Magazine April 2002 CHADD chadd.org
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