It’s of course unfortunate how you were treated back in those days, but at least the way you’ve overcome it all makes for one hell of a great story! It’s amazing that you didn’t become hateful. Many do of course, and apparently your friend Paul. Given the circumstances, I don’t judge.
No ADHD for me, but certainly my son. So we got him the drugs as well as private schooling given his additional dyslexia and dysgraphia. But he’s had a very easy life compared with the insanity that you dealt with. Beyond that, intellectually he’s normal rather than brilliant. Though we got him into a good local college, he didn’t feel enough incentive to work hard. So for the last couple years I’ve taken him on to do remodeling work with me. Under my tutelage he’s still pretty soft though. Who knows when he’ll decide to move out. We’ll enjoy his presence for as long as he’s around though. So I guess that’s an opposing way ADHD can go. He’ll do fine, and I’m sure that your son will too.
I really enjoyed the way you told your story - straightforward yet fascinating. Do you ever wonder how life would've been, if you had gone to Oxbridge?
I don’t know! A lot of the people I worked with as a software engineer went to Stanford or Cambridge or whatever, so maybe it would have been exactly the same. I think I would have done maths or physics though if I had gone so who knows where that would have ended up.
Late in life, I am studying philosophy and classics. Now that would have been different!
Thanks for this! The entire episode isn’t available to me but I was able to access Henry’s story. What an eye opener to get inside his head. If there is an opposite “condition,” I surely have it.
It’s of course unfortunate how you were treated back in those days, but at least the way you’ve overcome it all makes for one hell of a great story! It’s amazing that you didn’t become hateful. Many do of course, and apparently your friend Paul. Given the circumstances, I don’t judge.
No ADHD for me, but certainly my son. So we got him the drugs as well as private schooling given his additional dyslexia and dysgraphia. But he’s had a very easy life compared with the insanity that you dealt with. Beyond that, intellectually he’s normal rather than brilliant. Though we got him into a good local college, he didn’t feel enough incentive to work hard. So for the last couple years I’ve taken him on to do remodeling work with me. Under my tutelage he’s still pretty soft though. Who knows when he’ll decide to move out. We’ll enjoy his presence for as long as he’s around though. So I guess that’s an opposing way ADHD can go. He’ll do fine, and I’m sure that your son will too.
Thank you Eric! And good luck to both our sons.
I really enjoyed the way you told your story - straightforward yet fascinating. Do you ever wonder how life would've been, if you had gone to Oxbridge?
I don’t know! A lot of the people I worked with as a software engineer went to Stanford or Cambridge or whatever, so maybe it would have been exactly the same. I think I would have done maths or physics though if I had gone so who knows where that would have ended up.
Late in life, I am studying philosophy and classics. Now that would have been different!
Thanks for this! The entire episode isn’t available to me but I was able to access Henry’s story. What an eye opener to get inside his head. If there is an opposite “condition,” I surely have it.
Opposite of ADHD! I'd love to hear more.