Analysis Of Karina Smirnoff, Famous Dancer On Dancing With The Stars

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Karina Smirnoff, famous dancer on Dancing With The Stars. Will Smith, famous singer and actor. Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer. Howie Mandel, comedian and host of Deal or No Deal. All of these people have ADD/ADHD and they are all successful people. They all have overcome their disability. Approximately 11% (6.4 million) children ages 4-17 have been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011 (Data & Statistics). People are always saying that ADD is just a fault in their parent 's discipline, but it’s not. Even though someone has a learning disability, it doesn’t mean that with a little bit of hard work, self-determination, and the help of medication, they can’t overcome their disability and defy the odds. Many people say that ADD and ADHD is just a fault in the parent 's discipline and that the parents should just be harder on their kids when they get in trouble or act up. And for some that could be true for some kids, but for a lot of kids, they really do struggle with the disorder. Now, not every kid needs medication to help them, but medication helps. A lot of parents say that they don’t want to medicate their child because of the side effects that the medication causes like upset stomach, headache, loss of appetite, lack of weight gain or weight loss, or insomnia. But for some children it is a risk they have to take. The best way to determine if a child needs medication or what steps to take is to talk a family doctor and get their recommendation. Some of the biggest questions that parents ask when their child is diagnosed with ADD or ADHD are: “What is ADD?” “How will it affect my child?” and “Will my child ever get rid of it?”. ADD is an acronym that stands for “Attention Deficit Disorder” and is a brain disorder that affects the way a... ... middle of paper ... ...geometry grade went from an F to an A and the girl that he was tutoring was also receiving an A. Jackson was able to take an untimed SAT through the SAT’s Service for Students with Disabilities. He received a score of 1090 including a 600 in the math sections. His combined score was above the 820 that the NCAA required. Unfortunately later that year, his school was notified that the NCAA hadn 't approved the “B” series courses. After the school found this out they placed Jackson into three English courses in a semester to make up for his lack in the subject. Jackson graduated from high school with a 3.0 GPA and went on to play football at Fresno State. (Witherspoon) Even though someone has a learning disability, it doesn 't mean that with a little bit of hard work, self-determination, and the help of medication, they can’t overcome their disability and defy the odds.

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