Here we can all be heard for a little while. Part 3

mellymoo74

Lol
Imagine 2 of him
I have froo and pickles

Both naughty
One breaks and steals low down, the other up high.
Both like to watch me use the loo (havent been toilet on my own in 8 years)
Pickles has 7t567567 toys on her bit of the bed
Froo winds up and steals boos after hiding her own.

elsien

Good thing we love them, or we'd have strung them up years ago.

Pyxis

BBC2 tonight 9.30pm

Horizon

"ADHD and me", with Rory Bremner


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ny3mt


"Rory Bremner is on a personal mission to uncover the science of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), a condition which he has suspected he has. In this film, Rory learns about the science of ADHD, goes for a diagnosis and tries the drug methylphenidate (also known as Ritalin) for the first time - just before walking on stage.

Around three per cent of the adult population suffer from ADHD (and five per cent of children), yet many people remain sceptical of its existence, blaming it on naughty children or bad parenting. This film looks for the solid scientific evidence that ADHD does exist as a distinct disorder in the brain and the implications for those people suffering from it. In Rory's case, he believes that the random associations it throws up feed his comedy.

But for people with more severe ADHD, the consequences can be extremely serious. Incredibly, almost 30 per cent of adult prisoners have ADHD - we meet someone who has consistently been in trouble with the law, whose potential career as an England hockey player was blighted by her impulsive behaviour. We trace the biological origins of ADHD and find out that far from it being a modern disorder, doctors were already describing it in 1775. From today's research, we see the clear differences in the brains of people in ADHD and discover how the genes involved are being identified by research on flies, which have been genetically modified to be hyperactive or inattentive. Rory comes to see it is a complicated condition, different in almost everyone who has it, due to the interaction of the many genes involved with the environment.

Rory tries out treatments for ADHD - taking methylphenidate for the first time, as well as trying out an experimental form of brain training. Finally Rory finds out why ADHD exists at all - it seems that while it may be bad for the individual, some scientists believe it may have helped society by providing risk-takers who - like minesweepers - identify dangers and map out boundaries, to the benefit of the rest of us."

tea_lover

That sounds interesting Pyxis. I do love Horizon!

One for the iplayer though..... was determined to have an early night last night but then accidentally styed up well past my bedtime watching the snooker. Did you see the Fu / Robertson match ono? Really not what you'd expect from either player but totally fascinating.

jobbingmusician

Thank you, Pyxis. (It's lovely to see you back on the thread! <3 ):heartsmil:heartsmil:kisses:

onomatopoeia99

tea_lover wrote: »

One for the iplayer though..... was determined to have an early night last night but then accidentally styed up well past my bedtime watching the snooker. Did you see the Fu / Robertson match ono? Really not what you'd expect from either player but totally fascinating.

I was out last night so missed the final session, and in fact pretty much all of the coverage from yesterday's matches, had to catch up with the results on the BBC website this morning.

tea_lover

It was my one night in for the week so definitely made the most of it

Not that the rest of the week is full of exciting outings..... just a lot of meetings for various charities etc. Some bad planning there, have ended up with loads in the same week.

onomatopoeia99

I'm really careful about consecutive nights out, even before I understood that I was an introvert and what that meant, I knew that two evenings out in a row would leave me totally drained, even though they might be spent sitting in meetings organising events and not doing anything strenuous. I need the quiet night in to recover.

Going to miss a fair bit of the final as well as I'm going to the national kit car show at Stoneleigh on the bank holiday Monday with one of my friends and possibly his son as well (which means my friend will be driving, as my car only has two seats ).

tea_lover

Thank you! You reminded me that I needed to change my music lesson as it was booked for Monday evening

Thinking of you code xx.

Waves_and_Smiles

Can I put in a request for a photo of my princess please. Melly?

Yay! Well done Gitdog! How is the poor wounded soul doing today?

Lovely to see you, Pyxis! We miss you!

Thinking of you Code and sending strength and hugs.