A Yuletide Apocalypse

Attention Surplus? Re-examining a Disorder - New York Times: “But attention disorder cases, up to 5 to 15 percent of the population, are at a distinct disadvantage. What once conferred certain advantages in a hunter-gatherer era, in an agrarian age or even in an industrial age is now a potentially horrific character flaw, making people feel stupid or lazy and irresponsible, when in fact neither description is apt.

The term attention-deficit disorder turns out to be a misnomer. Most people who have it actually have remarkably good attention spans as long as they are doing activities that they enjoy or find stimulating. As Martha B. Denckla of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore has noted, we should probably be calling the condition something like ‘intention-inhibition disorder,’ because it is a condition in which one’s best intentions — say, reading 50 pages in a dense textbook or writing a 10-page paper in a timely fashion — go awry….

…In essence, attention-deficit disorder is context driven. In many situations of hands-on activities or activities that reward spontaneity, A.D.H.D. is not a disorder.

(Via The New York Times.)

Incredible article! Finally they get on the right track…

South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban: “The law is in the forefront of an effort by opponents of abortion to force the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade.”

(Via NYT > Home Page.)

AHHHHHHH…..