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what is #grablifebythebricks?
#grablifebythebricks is an arts academy created to help neurodiverse and their community to have a place to explore metacognition through play and art
imagine a place where there is only love, support, compassion and a world of empathy - people are polite and generous, everybody is happy to help anytime - a community of caring, kind and wonderful people who are all wanting to spread knowledge and love... more
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understanding ADHD
"Psychiatrist and author William W. Dodson, MD, estimates that by age 12, children who have ADHD receive 20,000 more negative messages from parents, teachers, and other adults than their friends and siblings who do not have ADHD."
More than 20% of children with ADHD have set fires in their communities.
More than 30% have engaged in theft.
More than 40% drift into early tobacco and alcohol use.
More than 25% are suspended or expelled from high school because of serious misconduct.
Within the first 5-10 years of independent driving, adolescents and adults with ADHD have four to five times as many citations for speeding, two to three times as many auto accidents, accidents that are two or three more costly in terms of damages or likelihood of causing bodily injury, and three times as many traffic citations as young as drivers without ADHD.... more
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