Finding
Your LD/ADD Pride Accepting Your LD/ADD
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INTRODUCTION
Right now, it may be hard for you to
believe or accept the concept of LD/ADD Pride, especially if you have only
just been diagnosed. Acceptance is a gradual process which requires you
to feel that having a learning disability (LD) and/or Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD) is part of your life and you can live with it.
To have a sense of LD/ADD Pride requires
a little more. You must not only accept your learning disability, but also,
believe that:
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many of the strengths and abilities you possess are directly associated
with your learning disability and/or Attention Deficit Disorder (they are
connected)
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you are smart and have lots of things to offer the world
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your can succeed |
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Once you believe these things, you will
want to share your philosophy by putting your LD Pride into action through:
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working toward building your LD/ADD community
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advocating for changes and accommodations for yourself and/or others |
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Do not try and force yourself to have
a sense of LD/ADD Pride right away. The pride will come when you are ready.
Finding it may take a little while. Firstly, you will need to go through
a sort of grieving process in order to accept your LD/ADD. Secondly you
will need to identify the strengths that are related to your LD/ADD. Only
once you have gone through both these processes can you truly begin to
realize your LD/ADD Pride.
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