There are more learning styles than ADD and not-ADD. For example, some people learn better when in motion, so their ideal learning climate might be for a teacher to walk beside them and talk to them. Some don't retain things they HEAR (mrs. cac) but do retain what they SEE. And vice versa. My late H didn't hear people well when he looked at their faces while they talked, so he generally looked away, and it made you think he wasn't listening. But looking at their faces distracted him.
I think she does make the point that learners who don't learn in the standard "sit quietly and listen" mode TEND to be diagnosed with ADD.
There's no pathology in any of this, just differences. I think y'all will find it illuminating.
{BTW, I agree that the drug industry is WAY too pushy. Some things need medication, some things could do without it but do better WITH it, and some don't need it.)
About the book:
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Exploring the psychology of human learning, Markova (senior affiliate, the Organizational Learning Ctr., MIT) theorizes that all people distill auditory, visual, and kinesthetic stimuli into one of six basic patterns of learning. She came to this conclusion through her broad-based, firsthand experience as a teacher, being especially observant of the habits exhibited by children who would not fit into the standard norms. This book is far more than a narrative of her work and research, however; it is also a self-help work that "teaches you to use the instrument of your mind to learn more easily and communicate more effectively." Each proposed learning pattern is examined in detail, with readers being instructed on how to recognize their pattern and to integrate this recognition into daily living and learning.
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Based on her work as a hypnotherapist, Markova has extended the idea of three channels of communication -- auditory, visual, and kinesthetic -- by matching them to the conscious, subconscious, and unconscious mind, producing six personality types: A in the conscious, V in the sub, and K in the un, with permutations of those. Well-written, with many examples and anecdotes. Stimulating theory. This book is a rewrite of "The Art of the Possible."
