ADHD

In the passage "ADHD The Cloud Lifted," by Julie Gilbert it is questioned if she began her passage appropriately or not. Personally I believe that the introduction of this passage did its job at capturing the readers attention. After reading the first sentence, I was hooked because I wanted to know why she was in the Floating Hospital in Boston at the age of ten. Gilbert was introducing her newly diagnosed disorder: ADHD, which in my opinion is an often a disorder that is misunderstood. Although I do not know what its like to have ADHD first hand, I have experience with it through my younger sister. Gilbert closing sentence was what had officially hooked me to finish reading the passage. Through my sisters journey I have noticed that her teachers look at her as a lost cause and a bad influence, but I know that she's is just misunderstood. The experience that I have had the pleasure to become apart was a large factor in why I wanted to read the article to begin with. After reading the article I am able to understand the hardships of those who have ADHD.
On another note, Gilbert was put on Ritalin almost immediately to help with the ADHD. When my sister was first diagnosed with ADHD, the doctor tried to use Tea and Coffee as alternatives before putting her on medication. Maybe these children with ADHD don't really need medication at such a young age but rather a teacher that is able to understand that ways ADHD students learn. I do believe that Gilbert passage was able to serve as a great eye opener to those who are oblivious to what ADHD really is. I also believe that any child or adult that has ADHD could read this passage and use it as a motivational tool to overcome the hurdles of different stereotypes.