ADHD As A Difference In Cognition, Not A Disorder: Stephen Tonti at TEDxCMU
Stephen is a Senior Directing major at Carnegie Mellon. He is also the current President of Carnegie Mellon's Film Club. He recently completed his Thesis Project within the School of Drama:...
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Reviewer: Queenie LeeCool!Hi, my name is Stephen Tonti,and I'm a director, a writer, an actor,a drummer, a scuba diver, a soccer player,a camera operator, an airbrush artist, a physicist, a stargazer, a rock climber,a snowboarder, a model maker, a stage manager, a camp counselor,a PA, a DJ, a club president, a magician,and for a brief stint in May 2012,I was called upon to repair two stopwatches which had stopped working.(Laughter)Who am I, you ask?My name is Stephen Tonti, and I have ADHD.(Laughter)ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactive disorder,and I was first diagnosed with ADHDnot by a diagnostician, or a private practice, or a pediatrician,but by a second-grade teacherwho was interviewing me for a spot at the school she was working at.My family had j...
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Reviewer: Queenie LeeCool!Hi, my name is Stephen Tonti,and I'm a director, a writer, an actor,a drummer, a scuba diver, a soccer player,a camera operator, an airbrush artist, a physicist, a stargazer, a rock climber,a snowboarder, a model maker, a stage manager, a camp counselor,a PA, a DJ, a club president, a magician,and for a brief stint in May 2012,I was called upon to repair two stopwatches which had stopped working.(Laughter)Who am I, you ask?My name is Stephen Tonti, and I have ADHD.(Laughter)ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactive disorder,and I was first diagnosed with ADHDnot by a diagnostician, or a private practice, or a pediatrician,but by a second-grade teacherwho was interviewing me for a spot at the school she was working at.My family had j...
