You Can Too!
Introduction
We are determined to better understand the terms: Learning Disabilities (information-processing differences), ADD differences (attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity) and ADHD (attention deficit with hyperactivity). Your challenge is to learn about the lives of famous/successful people who had/have these differences.
Questions
1.
What is the person's name?
2. What is the
person famous for?
3. Where was
he/she born?
4. When was
he/she born?
5. What did
they do before adolescence?
6. What were
their learning disabilities?
7. What were
their interests as young people?
8. What did
they do to overcome these disabilities?
9. As adults,
what was their field of endeavor that made them famous? (give more details than
in #2)
10. What are
they doing as adults to compensate for areas of difficulty?
11. Do they
give young people any message? What is it?
12. What
questions do you have about LD/ADD/ADHD ?
13. What
groups/organizations are in this area that LD/ADD adults might find helpful?
Internet Resources
Judy Kaplan, Teacher, and Bret Gorden, AP student, collaborated to develop this web hunt.