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tracked down hallowell s book driven to distraction written with john ratey and read it from cover to cover multiple times that s me i have attention deficit disorder hallowell has written other books on adhd delivered from distraction and married to distraction driven to distraction is an audio book listen to it on your way to work assuming the adhd label didn t solve ossler s problems but it provided a measure of relief he had a nameable problem other people had this problem too he was not alone follow bob ossler from success on the playground to failure in school walk with him from kindergarten through adult learning situations what did he think how did he feel how did he learn what strategies did he discover to take himself from failure to success ossler shares all that in this book he was officially diagnosed with adhd as an adult parents your children may have these learning and behavior difficulties learn to work with them instead of battling with them uncover their hidden feelings of shame and failure help them discover their unique selves find their hearts and spirits and nurture them teachers you have these students in your class listen to bob s advice on how to engage them use non traditional instruction to reach them save them from a life of failure and disappointment coworkers spouses and significant others identify the strengths of those with add adhd and assist them in areas of difficulties encourage and praise them for their successes your hearts will be touched as you read this book god bless you as you reach out to others with similar learning difficulties because of adhd or other disability click on this link for more information adhd you ve got my attention ossler and heck also collaborated on triumph over terror a book about ossler s experiences as chaplain at ground zero after the 9 11 terrorist attacks chaplain bob ossler janice hall heck share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in a d d a d h d adhd you ve got my attention chaplain bob ossler education janice hall heck learning disability triumph over terror and tagged adhd in the military adhd stories adult adhd bobby fisher teaches chess delivered from distraction dr edward hallowell driven to distraction growing up adhd hallowell centers learning styles married to distraction parenting adhd children teenage adhd triumph over terror 20 dec 2018 trump supporters raise nearly 3 million for border wall as gofundme campaign takes off power of positive action by american individuals can have major impact the political curriculum funding for president donald trump s border wall which is essential for the safety and security of americans continues to be held hostage by democrats and their gop allies congress is putting the finishing touches on a continuing resolution to fund the government through february which isn t likely to include anything for the wall and by the time that it comes up again the hope seems to be that trump will be buried under the mountain of investigations that the incoming democrat majority in the house are ready to unleash on him but that hasn t stopped brian kolfage a triple amputee veteran who took the initiative to circumvent politicians and appeal directly to the american people with a gofundme account to raise money for the wall and in what can be described as a christmas miracle the campaign has already raised nearly 3 million in less than four days via the view original post 257 more words share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment 05 sep 2018 1 comment editing name the dog i m editing the manuscript of a first time novelist the story line is good it has mystery suspense intrigue humor and a fast pace and yes kristen lamb several murders take place the manuscript held my attention all the way through my first reading but here s the but the writer leaves out important details about location and the names of a few minor dog parade at the shell factory in north fort myers florida photo by janice heck but still important characters he resorts to using vague terms when specific ones would help the reader the opening action of the story occurs at a university of unknown location no clues whatsoever to country state or city references to mountains suggest that the location might be somewhere in the west but that s a guess the main characters in the story have names but minor characters become simply the man the monk the girl a person in a number of paragraphs the writer repeats the words the man and the girl multiple times in the same paragraph that gets boring those paragraphs need rewriting after reading a few chapters i recalled this quote by roy peters clark at the st petersburg times editors and writing coaches warn reporters not to return to the office without the name of the dog that reporting task does not require the writer to use the detail in the story but it reminds the reporter to keep her eyes and ears open writing tools 50 essential strategies for every writer by roy peter clark details are important you may not use all of them but collect them give the man the old man and the monk names especially when they appear in multiple paragraphs or give a distinguishing characteristic a bald head or a visible tattoo this will help readers keep characters straight in their minds who is talking that will be clearer if you give the character a name when he first appears in your story of course not all the minor characters need names sometimes a man passed by without noticing the damsel in distress if this man is a one moment character he does not need a name but if this man takes part in a multiple paragraph situation in a critical chapter he needs a name so when writing about minor characters give them names if they have more than an incidental role you will help the reader stay linked with your story and don t forget the dogs they need names too just like max the driver in the photo above and his buddy jake janice heck is coauthor with chaplain bob ossler of triumph over terror a book about chaplain ossler s experiences at ground zero after the terrorist attacks on september 11 share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in editing writing craft and tagged name the dog amediting first time novelist janice hall heck manuscript editing roy peter clark writing tools 50 essential 30 jul 2018 hack your reader s brain review i m always looking for good books on writing i just bought the first 50 pages by jeff gerke and am finding it quite helpful i ll read hack your reader s brain next dmgwrites i recently attended a cswriters group and met jeff gerke i listened to him speak about his new book hack your reader s brain the book sounded fascinating and even though jeff had summarized it in his presentation i bought a copy for myself it s a quick read 66 pages but well worth your while jeff starts out with a humorous exploration of his past teachings on writing wondering why incredibly poorly written novels can be so successful while reading amazon reviews he discovered there is a difference between what the common reader believes is quality as compared to a more judgmental editor reader much of the book is built around studies done to explore the chemical reaction of movie viewer s bodies against what they re watching he then suggests very similar techniques for authors the result is that the book helps articulate strategies that authors can implement to view original post 77 more words share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment 29 jun 2018 add adhd shaming leaves emotional scars note this blog posts first appeared on http www bobosslerchaplain com by janice hall heck this morning i read an article on the internet about a middle school student who received an end of year award in front of his classmates his mother later reported he had tears in his eyes he s embarrassed because he had to accept it in front of his entire class add award name most likely to be distracted by look something shiny having add or adhd is no fun classmates label children with adhd dumb stupid or even more insulting names usually out of hearing of the teachers or other adults frustrated teachers tired of the excessive talking or movement of children with adhd sometimes drop remarks that singe the child s emotional well being being called a space cadet or a talking machine invites snickers from classmates other students receive the subtle message that it is okay to tease students whose learning style is different educators know that children easily recall those things tied to emotions negative remarks affect us more than positive remarks we play them over and over in our heads we recall the full emotional impact of remarks made to us as children who said what where we were what we were wearing who was nearby we can even remember what the weather was like that particular day stinging remarks have strong long term emotional impact negative remarks ferment in our memory banks they may be tucked away and forgotten for awhile but they resurface in inconvenient times even years later complete with full emotional impact when a similar event arouses them out of their reverie facial expressions and body language can be just as bad a frown rolled eyes a deep sigh a head shake a pointed finger all these send messages to the child or adult who learns differently sad stories hit the news really do these thoughtless things happen yes too often have you had a similar experience with derogatory remarks or actions being made towards you because of your learning differences note future blog posts will suggest alternative responses that teachers and adults can use in situations where a child s adhd interferes with learning his or her own or others ad hd is the official dsm v diagnostic label for children who have attention distraction and or hyperactivity behaviors to such an extent that they have difficulty with academic and social learning the slash is often dropped for ease in writing add is an earlier term used for this disorder it is often interchanged with adhd especially with adults where hyperactivity is not the main issue new book not yet titled on add adhd janice hall heck and bob ossler are working on a book about the challenges and difficulties of growing up and living with add adhd bob ossler s shares stories of difficulties he faced in life with his undiagnosed add the lessons he learned in managing his learning style differences and where he is today janice heck adds strategies for assisting learning in academic and social settings check this website for information about the release of this book most likely in 2019 click here to order triumph over terror on amazon this book is about chaplain bob ossler s experiences at ground zero after the 9 11 terrorist attacks ws na amazon adsystem com widgets q serviceversion 20070822 onejs 1 operation getadhtml marketplace us source ac ref qf_sp_asin_til ad_type product_link tracking_id bookstreasuet 20 marketplace amazon region us placement 1683550048 asins 1683550048 linkid 2bfd48c78271d2d77a815b34ac7f5838 show_border false link_opens_in_new_window false price_color 333333 title_color 0066c0 bg_color ffffff via add adhd shame share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in a d d a d h d uncategorized and tagged a d d ad hd attention deficit disorder attention deficiti hyperactivity disorder shaming and add adhd leave a comment 26 jun 2018 a d d guy taming impulsivity how do you handle impulsivity bob ossler my coauthor of triumph over terror shares how his add impulsivity led to a new creative outlet bob ossler chaplain by bob ossler with janice hall heck being an impatient person and living in an impatient world caused frustration for me and those around me as an young adult in the military my distractibility caused me to go in so many directions at the same time i was unfocused unpredictable and impatient my long term goal was to become a paramedic i trained and worked in x ray technology in the military for well over a year in my restlessness to learn more i applied for a position in a military mental health clinic in california to expand my portfolio dr b a psychiatrist and my direct supervisor at the clinic became my personal mentor and friend he seemed to understand my different learning style and my restless nature he spent time talking me through my various life schemes in our frequent one to one meetings my mind raced in all directions i had view original post 517 more words share this share email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x share on facebook opens in new window facebook print opens in new window print like loading posted in uncategorized leave a comment 22 jun 2018 gotta love internet grammar pronoun abuse have you seen that coffee mug that says i m mentally checking your grammar available from cafepress well a lot of us grammar nerdies do the same thing with internet stories my chuckle for today came from a video clip and story from jukin media showing a pediatrician giving shots to a baby i misread jukin at first as junk in second chuckle this pediatrician was giving a baby a shot when he began singing a song to keep them calm as he hummed a goofy tune and playfully poked their tummy he quickly administered the shots and distracted them from their pain the writer used three singular and four plural pronouns in two awkward sentences he them he their he them their to avoid the his her problem the writer used plural pronouns while this practice is becoming more accepted it s awkward and grates on grammar proficient ears if a sentence seems awkward rewrite it try this next version with one pronoun to distract the baby the pediatrician tickles and taps the baby s arms legs and tummy while singing a boppy song tickle tickle tickle bop bop bop shot giggle giggle success no tears one more shot tickle tickle tickle bop bop bop shot oops baby takes one deep breathe scrunches up his face and howls oh well it worked the first time if you have too many pronouns in a sentence you will produce an awkward sentence and possibly confuse the reader rewrite it janice hall heck is coauthor of triumph over terror with chaplain bob ossle...