pure brilliance

Lily has ADHD. I have never mentioned it here because it's a private matter. However, I realized today that I also never want to send the message that ADHD is something to be ashamed of, because it's not. In fact, in some respects, it's something to celebrate. We have a very open relationship with Lily. Her ADHD has been explain to her like this: You have a special kind of brain. It's so smart and moves so fast that you take medicine to slow your super-charged brain down so that you can focus. Mommy has it too. I take medicine to help my brain, too. Aren't we lucky to have such super-charged brains?!

Now, who knows if we are handling it correctly and the meds issue is not a subject I feel like discussing on my blog at this time. But, as far as raising Lily, we are doing the best we can. We are educated on the subject, open with her, her teachers and our family. Everyday we try to celebrate the creativity and other amazing traits Lily has. It is a part of her that we wouldn't change, despite the challenges that it sometimes creates.

Today when I picked Lily up from school her teacher talked with me as we walked down the sidewalk towards home. She said that they had done some testing today to get a baseline for the students in the class. She said, "She aced it! And she was the only one who did! She did so well and then wrote her name all fancy all over her paper. If she can be this distracted and do this well..." She trailed off. But, I am going to fill in the blank for her, "she must be brilliant!"

That's my girl!!