Resting (1973)
Photography: David Hamilton
Demoiselles series
Secrets secrets are no fun
are you ready for the latest in research-based [ingroup] demographic stereotypy? this one’s a doozy.
In our clinical practice, adults with IQ scores in and above the superior range have sought evaluation and treatment for chronic difficulties with organizing their work, excessive procrastination, inconsistent effort, excessive forgetfulness, and lack of adequate focus for school and/or employment. They question whether they might have an attention deficit disorder, but often they have been told by educators and clinicians that their superior intelligence precludes their having ADHD.
Typically, these very bright individuals report that they are able to work very effectively on certain tasks in which they have strong personal interest or intense fear of immediate negative consequences if they do not complete the task at once. Yet they are chronically unable to make themselves do many tasks of daily life they recognize as important but do not see as personally interesting at that moment. When provided treatment appropriate for ADHD, these very bright individuals often report significant improvement in their ability to work effectively while their medication is active.
yes. so. how would you like a summary of my educational career?
Clinical interviews with patients in this study indicated that individuals with high IQ who have ADHD may be at increased risk of having recognition and treatment of their ADHD symptoms delayed until relatively late in their educational careers because teachers and parents tend to blame the student’s disappointing academic performance on boredom or laziness, especially as they notice the situational variability of their ADHD symptoms.
Like most others with ADHD, these individuals have a few specific domains in which they have always been able to focus very well, for example, sports, computer games, artistic or musical pursuits, reading self-elected materials. Parents and teachers tend to assume that these very bright persons could focus on any other tasks equally well, if only they chose to do so. These observers do not understand that although ADHD appears to be a problem of insufficient willpower, it is not (Brown, 2005).
Many also reported that they often demonstrated considerable prowess in performing specific tasks in which they had little positive personal interest but did experience considerable fear of immediate negative consequences if they did not complete that particular task by some external deadline. Often subjects described this as a character trait, “I’m just a severe procrastinator” or “I always work best under pressure.”
that’s not all.
In an unpublished study of 103 treatment-seeking adults with IQ 120 or more diagnosed with ADHD, Brown and Quinlan (1999) found that 42% had dropped out of postsecondary schooling at least once, although some did eventually return to complete a degree. Those data together with this present study suggest that individuals with high IQ and ADHD, despite their strong cognitive abilities, may be at significant risk of educational disruption or failure due to ADHD-related impairments of EF.
and now?
Biederman et al. (2006) […] found that adults with ADHD who self-reported elevated levels of EF impairments on the CBS tended to be significantly more impaired on measures of global functioning, had more comorbidities, and held lower current socioeconomic status than did those with or without ADHD who scored below the median on that scale. […]
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Huh.
oh look it’s my ENTIRE LIFE
“I love you, with a touch of tragedy and quite madly.”
— Simone de Beauvoir
(via purplebuddhaquotes)
(my favorite) ways to say i love you
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In Beca’s opinion, Chloe Beale was perfect.
From the moment they locked eyes at the Activities Fair in freshman year, Beca never doubted that statement. And it only intensified as the school year went on and Chloe barged through her walls and into her life, scarring Beca with every lingering touch and gaze that the redhead sent her way. She was the typical popular girl that Beca wouldn’t have been friends with in high school but grudgingly admired from afar. In secret, of course.
But that didn’t last for long.
Her ocean blue eyes that simply drawn her in whenever she looked into them or the sweet smile that Beca couldn’t help but melt her icy heart whenever it was directed at her, easily destroyed her perfectly crafted walls she spent years building to keep people at safe distance.
And if it wasn’t enough that she was simply gorgeous - the pretties girl she had ever seen - on top of everything Chloe could sing. And that was when Beca accepted defeat.
Her sweet but strong tone carried its way into Beca’s mind for the first time she heard it and remained there for a long time, unable to shake. She had a way about singing, making people feel like she was only singing to them and nobody else.
Beca fell under her spell and after a while she didn’t know if she wanted to escape.
And just to make it more unfair for everybody else in the world, Chloe had the biggest heart Beca has ever known.
Her kind, gentle heart that helped so many people throughout her lifetime, whether it was tutoring kids or spending Thanksgiving volunteering at homeless shelters and feeding thousands of people who were starving.
Oh, and did she mention, she was studying to be a vet. To literally save animals’ lives.
So yeah, Beca had no chance but to fall in love with her. And to this day, she couldn’t imagine how she convinced her to return her feelings.
So, it was basically public knowledge that Chloe Beale was perfect. And that Beca loved everything about her.
But…there was one tiny, little thing that she still couldn’t wrap her head around.
And that was Chloe’s obsession with Star Wars.
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Beca tapped her foot on the ground, eyes laser focused on the rhythmic beat she was tweaking to perfection. The whole track was almost done but the perfectionist inside her didn’t let her leave the room until it was the best thing she ever did. They needed it for next year and she planned this to be the winning mix that they would wow the judges with.
She leaned closer to the screen, clicked the mouse a couple of times before letting out a content sigh and relaxed back in her chair.
It was the best fucking thing she did all year and she couldn’t wait to show it the girls.
Just as she was about to guide the mouse to the corner of her program and save the track, suddenly the lights were shut off, surrounding her in pitch black.
Including her laptop. Her recently plugged in laptop that didn’t have enough power to work.
FUCK.
michael: good night. sleep tight. don’t let the bedbugs bite. tonight. imma fight. til we see the sunlight. tik tok. on the clock. but the party don’t stop.
jan: can you be a normal human for once
Whenever I see Kylie Jenner I think about how fucked up life is. Like how much of a joke it is.
Putting other women down for their good fortune is not gonna make your life any better.
““She was laughing even as we kissed and kissed again. There is no better taste than someone else’s laughter in your mouth.””
— kiss me again (via deceptivelips)
