Donald Schneide
02-03-2007, 02:36 PM
If any are interested in the subjects mentioned in the title line, or perhaps might just enjoy gratuitous reading, I've recently started a website. The site features easy links to a short story I had published on an E-Zine; which, if any are interested, can be printed out to read at one's convenience. There is nothing to buy or donate to at either the site or the E-zine, nor are there any ads to endure or registration required.
The story is a fictionalized, thinly-veiled personal memoir of growing up with an undiagnosed, mild case of Tourette's Syndrome and a more severe case of the ADHD that often accompanies the syndrome. The site also includes an author's commentary that explains the story behind the story,which should only be read after one finishes the piece, if anyone would like to read it.
It also includes my essay concerning TS and ADHD which might be of interest to basically anyone who is or has children characterized as being "high-strung." Where does a tendecy end and a condition begin? My views are formed strictly from an empirical perspective, as I am not in the medical or mental health fields.
It might also be of interest to anyone concerned about the subject of severe school bullying and what one's youngster might be hiding from his or her parents; and, most importantly, why. The specific reason(s) for the bullying is irrelevant. Also, it might interest anyone who simply enjoys reading fiction. Although not devoid of humor, the piece is intended to be most poignant. It was included in the zine's Best of Quarter Anthlogy. If you ever wondered how youngsters severely picked upon at school feel in their private moments, here's your chance to know.
Also, if anyone would like to contribute a personal account of your--or your youngster's--trials and tribulations enduring either TS or bullying, then please write and email it to me and I shall be glad to post it on the site if you would like that. One person has thus far.
If anyone goes to the site and is interested in the topics presented there, kindly recommend it to those with similar interests. Thank you and here is the URL:
http://wwwdnschneidercom.xbuild.com/
--Don Schneider
The story is a fictionalized, thinly-veiled personal memoir of growing up with an undiagnosed, mild case of Tourette's Syndrome and a more severe case of the ADHD that often accompanies the syndrome. The site also includes an author's commentary that explains the story behind the story,which should only be read after one finishes the piece, if anyone would like to read it.
It also includes my essay concerning TS and ADHD which might be of interest to basically anyone who is or has children characterized as being "high-strung." Where does a tendecy end and a condition begin? My views are formed strictly from an empirical perspective, as I am not in the medical or mental health fields.
It might also be of interest to anyone concerned about the subject of severe school bullying and what one's youngster might be hiding from his or her parents; and, most importantly, why. The specific reason(s) for the bullying is irrelevant. Also, it might interest anyone who simply enjoys reading fiction. Although not devoid of humor, the piece is intended to be most poignant. It was included in the zine's Best of Quarter Anthlogy. If you ever wondered how youngsters severely picked upon at school feel in their private moments, here's your chance to know.
Also, if anyone would like to contribute a personal account of your--or your youngster's--trials and tribulations enduring either TS or bullying, then please write and email it to me and I shall be glad to post it on the site if you would like that. One person has thus far.
If anyone goes to the site and is interested in the topics presented there, kindly recommend it to those with similar interests. Thank you and here is the URL:
http://wwwdnschneidercom.xbuild.com/
--Don Schneider