Dr. Stuart Ablon

People didn't say, I wonder what she's having a hard time with. They thought that you were either lazy or dumb. And if they thought you were lazy, what would they do? They would try to motivate you to work harder to read, which, you know, the sad reality, the ironic reality is who's working harder than anybody else in the classroom to learn how to read? The kid to whom it's not coming naturally.

People didn't say, I wonder what she's having a hard time with. They thought that you were either lazy or dumb. And if they thought you were lazy, what would they do? They would try to motivate you to work harder to read, which, you know, the sad reality, the ironic reality is who's working harder than anybody else in the classroom to learn how to read? The kid to whom it's not coming naturally.

And honestly, I think we lost a lot of kids by sort of teaching them that we thought they weren't working hard enough when actually they were working overtime and what they were struggling with was skill, not will.

And honestly, I think we lost a lot of kids by sort of teaching them that we thought they weren't working hard enough when actually they were working overtime and what they were struggling with was skill, not will.

And honestly, I think we lost a lot of kids by sort of teaching them that we thought they weren't working hard enough when actually they were working overtime and what they were struggling with was skill, not will.

So what are the other four? Right. Okay. So the other has to do with attention and working memory skills. That's number two. Okay.

So what are the other four? Right. Okay. So the other has to do with attention and working memory skills. That's number two. Okay.

So what are the other four? Right. Okay. So the other has to do with attention and working memory skills. That's number two. Okay.

And it's a big category, but you know, attention skills are like, can you focus on something, not that's enthralling to you, but something that isn't that interesting or you don't exactly feel like focusing on right now, but can you sort of marshal enough attention to focus on it? And can you shift your attention from one thing to the next when needed?

And it's a big category, but you know, attention skills are like, can you focus on something, not that's enthralling to you, but something that isn't that interesting or you don't exactly feel like focusing on right now, but can you sort of marshal enough attention to focus on it? And can you shift your attention from one thing to the next when needed?

And it's a big category, but you know, attention skills are like, can you focus on something, not that's enthralling to you, but something that isn't that interesting or you don't exactly feel like focusing on right now, but can you sort of marshal enough attention to focus on it? And can you shift your attention from one thing to the next when needed?

And as a kid, by the way, you're told all the time, but even as an adult, we're told, stop paying attention to that, start paying attention to that.

And as a kid, by the way, you're told all the time, but even as an adult, we're told, stop paying attention to that, start paying attention to that.

And as a kid, by the way, you're told all the time, but even as an adult, we're told, stop paying attention to that, start paying attention to that.

Well, and this is a big misconception, for instance, about attentional issues as a whole. Okay. You know, people think that if somebody's diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, ADHD, it means they can't focus at all. It's just not true. What does it mean, Doc? Well, it means that they have a hard time focusing on things that are not intrinsically all that interesting to them.

Well, and this is a big misconception, for instance, about attentional issues as a whole. Okay. You know, people think that if somebody's diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, ADHD, it means they can't focus at all. It's just not true. What does it mean, Doc? Well, it means that they have a hard time focusing on things that are not intrinsically all that interesting to them.

Well, and this is a big misconception, for instance, about attentional issues as a whole. Okay. You know, people think that if somebody's diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, ADHD, it means they can't focus at all. It's just not true. What does it mean, Doc? Well, it means that they have a hard time focusing on things that are not intrinsically all that interesting to them.

In fact, most people diagnosed with ADHD will tell you they have the ability to hyper-focus, right? which is an incredible skill and strength on something they're super interested in. But it's when somebody says, well, could you pay attention to this now? That is really hard to focus your attention on, which by the way, for kids in school, there's a fair amount of school.

In fact, most people diagnosed with ADHD will tell you they have the ability to hyper-focus, right? which is an incredible skill and strength on something they're super interested in. But it's when somebody says, well, could you pay attention to this now? That is really hard to focus your attention on, which by the way, for kids in school, there's a fair amount of school.

In fact, most people diagnosed with ADHD will tell you they have the ability to hyper-focus, right? which is an incredible skill and strength on something they're super interested in. But it's when somebody says, well, could you pay attention to this now? That is really hard to focus your attention on, which by the way, for kids in school, there's a fair amount of school.