ADD: A Struggle In The Classroom

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Sometimes I am very intellectually challenged in certain subjects and challenges even containing outside of school. I have ADD but I don’t take medicine for it, so it is really for me to focus at school. I have some family problems also they sidetrack my learning and thoughts during school and everyday life. I feel like these family problems sidetrack me from being a really good student to just being a good student. Both of my grandmas passed away in 2015, which was very hard for my family especially my dad and mom. I started to struggle in school and that is when I realized I needed to do something about my work and put more effort into school. I have solved some of these problems in my life, but some just seem to never go away. ADD is a disorder that affects millions of people every year. This is a disease that has affected me throughout school and still does. I have realised that it makes me be on my phone more in class and always having to do something besides sit in my desk and listen to the teacher speak. I have stopped playing on my phone through class or checking social media and have started to focus on the teacher and the teaching. I always listen to music during class, which is a terrible …show more content…

This was extremely hard for both of my parents because they were going through a lot of pain after they passed away. I don’t like to see people not happy because I always try to be really happy and make people's day. I was in school when both of them passed, so i started to struggle to pay attention in class and do my homework last minute. I have realised that you have to find that makes you happy and overcome the sadness in your life. I also don’t like to get sympathy for family passing or really anything, so I covered up my sadness with fake happiness. I did this because I dislike when people feel sorry for me. I have overcome these family issues by playing sports, being around awesome friends and trying hard at everything I

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