The one key element to doing well in childhood or in life with ADHD or with whatever kind of brain you've got is feeling good about who you are. Absence of shame. Absence of fear. Feeling that it's okay to be me. And then on that foundation you grow strong and tall. It's crippling if everywhere you go you feel ashamed, you feel different, you feel defective. So it is critical for parents and teachers alike to make sure the child feels absolutely fine about the brain he or she has got.