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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I sure hope no farmers are reading this forum, some pretty insulting things have been said of their profession, by some ignorant douche.[/quote]

Who insulted farmers?[/quote]

PP who said that she would move to a farm and train her kid to be a farmer or "something"....before ever medicating her child. I can't think how can anybody who claims to have a PhD in science think that being a farmer is in any way a viable or a good idea for a person with ADHD.[/quote]

I am a farmer and I know plenty of ADHD farmers including a good buddy in high school who supplies high end restaurants with his farm to table stuff.  You are active, hands on, your average day always looks different, you do many different things throughout the day most days.  It is actually a fairly good profession for people who need activity and enjoy varied tasks.

However, I don’t think anyone should be forced to be a farmer because they have ADHD.  It is hard work and takes skill to grow things well.  It is kind of ridiculous to look down on farming when I gather you eat three squares a day.[/quote]

10:36 here (poster from p. 6 who had no problem with my kid becoming a farmer but didn't want to force him into any kind of box), I completely agree with this. I also have ADHD, and working first in finance and then in big law pre-diagnosis was destroying me. Once I got my diagnosis and started treatment (medication and behavioral), I came to realize that a job sitting at a desk in front of a computer all day was pretty much the worst thing for me, and that I needed something more physically active and with less screen time. I ended up leaving the law and started my own custom furniture business, and the change has been wonderful on so many levels.

The key, though, is that I was able to come to that decision on my own, based on my own understanding of myself, my strengths, my challenges, and what made me happy. I suspect my son would similarly do better in a more active and less screen-oriented profession, but I'm not going to force him in that direction. Instead, I model managing ADHD through effective life choices and try to give him the tools he will need to pursue whatever he decides is his passion.[/quote]

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