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ADHD - ATTENTION DIALED TO A HIGHER DIMENSION

Basically, Indigo Children can be described as creative, independent, brilliant, self-governing, no fear of authority, frustrated at ritual oriented systems, and sometimes anti-social. They simply don't fit in. Indigo Children of nowadays have it much better than the few from decades ago because back then the world was not ready for them. With the help of the Indigo Adults now, they have it better than ever, and because there is so much more known about Indigo people, these children are being more and more understood.

1. The mind of an Indigo child, adolescent, or adult, is not like any other. They are extremely right brain oriented and they live in a sort of high speed awareness which quite often is misdiagnosed as Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). I read on another web site that a person calls it Attention Dialed to a Higher Dimension, and I am here to tell you that nothing makes more sense than that, so remember it, especially if you are having trouble with an Indigo child, or if you've been a wavering Indigo Adult. Your child could be Attention Dialed to a Higher Dimension.

As an Indigo child, it's as though they grasp the meaning of life long before adulthood, usually long before their own parents and elders, and nothing is as important to them than functioning out in that higher dimension, so to speak. Because of that they are generally not comfortable having to slow their minds down to meet someone else's. Because of this, a non-Indigo, might assume that the Indigo child is not developing as are others, thus the ADHD label. But beware . . . give your child a chance at life and don't label them erroneously. Do not self-diagnose a child as ADHD. Have them screened by a competent medical doctor, because ADHD is not a laughing matter!

Believe it or not, Indigos have a nervous system wired for the immense unfolding of the next few decades, processing and acting upon remarkably large amounts of information in very short periods of time.

For example, I know that early math is to prepare a child for more complex mathematical operations later in life, like balancing a checkbook, or leveling a cup of flour for a cake. I don't mean to be sarcastic, but let's face it, math is a left brain function, and Indigos are right brain oriented. They can see the answer long before others, and they will immediately, intuitively decide whether it is important to them or not, hence, two plus two is a total waste of time and mental energy and they want to move on to something more important.

2. Observant / Aware. An Indigo child is incredibly observant and aware. They usually have penetrating eyes that can see right through a person, and I don't mean their look. I mean they can see what others can't, and they don't have to stare to see it. They don't miss a thing. And because they are usually in hyper speed, often a glance will suffice.

Because of this awareness, they can be blunt, opinionated, perhaps a bit judgmental, and their comments can accidentally be offensive or intolerant. They don't mean it that way, it's just that they have the ability to get to the root of anything quickly and hate wasting time on social games. This makes them rule breakers, and as a parent of an Indigo child, it's up to you to help curb this behaviour and teach them gently the ways of society, meaning that they must learn good manners. Their social survival will be dependent on learning that kindness is simply the slow-pokes way of getting by.

3. Indigos might have a problem with anger and rage. Imagine being forced to live up to unreasonable earthly expectations, or forced to comply with an out of date school system, or have to live with the fact that no one understands you at all. They see their siblings and friends having a merry old time, yet to the Indigo it's all so darned stupid. They wonder, "Why does Mary like to play dolls? How boring! Why not blow holes in clouds, or find out why those heavy laden clouds still float when a cup of water thrown up in the air quickly falls to the ground?"

Indigo children often attract the Bullies around them. It's not because they are weak, but because the Bully senses that they can inflict their rage on a person who won't fight back. (Indigos hate fighting. They just want peace and happiness.) But because of the scars of childhood, being picked on, teased, exclusion by peers, they often turn their hurt to anger and rage. If a parent of an Indigo suspects this, then get the child into a healthy redirection of that anger, like martial arts, heavy exercise, etc.

Forcing a mind like and Indigo Child's mind to comply with the norm would make anyone mad. If done often enough, wouldn't it naturally expand to rage? Some children throw tantrums because they use it to get what they want. Indigos don't throw tantrums to get their way, they do it because no one sees life like they do and because no one understands them, and they don't know how to express themselves.

4. "Why?" At the earliest age Indigo children seem to know the ‘Whys' of everything important to them. This can be disconcerting to others, especially since the Indigo child will want to know ‘Why' they have to do something. Not many parents are willing to explain themselves, and telling an Indigo child that they must do so and so because I said so, will create a rebellion unknown to many. If they ask ‘why?" then take time to explain to them, because they really want to learn and understand it. They don't ask 'why' just to challenge. Probably the most important thing you can know about raising an Indigo child is that they do not respond to guilt-inducing discipline techniques in school or at home.

When I was 8 years old I wanted to know why other kids went to church on Sunday when my family spent the weekends out on the lakes water skiing or off-base (Air Force) go-kart racing. My dad bought me a little pocket bible thinking it would end there. It was nearly my undoing. I got as far as the 26th verse of the first book, Genesis. I was merrily reading along until I came to "Let us make man in OUR image." My Indigo mind had to find out who and why God was with someone when he created man. Gee, I thought there was no one else BUT God.

My search was in fact the Indigo way, meaning I started asking what no one wanted to think about. In my quest, like any other Indigo, others see our search as disruptive, when all we really want are answers. I even went to church the very next weekend to find the answer, and on that particular day the teacher was telling the story about Jesus walking on water. I asked the Sunday School teacher how that Jesus fella, a total stranger to me, could walk on water. I explained that if a person even tried to water ski barefoot that he had to be pulled by a boat or he'd sink! Period! So, I queried, how did Jesus do it back when they didn't even have Mercury outboard motors? The teacher said ‘Faith.' I immediately asked what faith was and how it could be used in place of a 75 horsepower Merc.

The teacher made the common mistake of labeling me disruptive and ordered me out of Sunday School. Because I was used to being shoved to the back of the class and put out of sight and mind, I meandered over to the adult's church, hid behind the rear pews and curtains and sang my heart out with the adults. I loved the music echoing through the huge church. However, that didn't last too long either because I was soon discovered, I think because I was putting my own words to that really neat music, and it conflicted with the norm. At least I can proudly say that I had one day of Sunday School and Church and it lasted me all my life.

5. No adequate role models. The previous two indicators are compounded by the fact that seldom is an Indigo born to an Indigo. Perhaps it's because the numbers of Indigos are much less than the norm and having one per family/clan/tribe is a way of spreading the wealth of the Indigo, and believe me, they do bring wealth in many ways.

Because of the lack of an Indigo parent or role model, the parent will be more willing to accept the dictates of society and put their Indigo child on Ritalin or other drugs. Please, after you read this web site and you think that you have an Indigo child, I beg that you to consider learning more about her or him and get them off the drugs, if at all possible. I am not giving out medical advice whatsoever! I am saying ADHD is dead serious and you as the parent have a tremendous responsibility.

The Indigo will have a propensity to lean toward drugs or alcohol later, so stop it now while you can. I will address the drug and alcohol problem shortly, but people judge what and who they don't understand. Don't do it to your children.

6. Invention and creation. Creating and inventing might seem left brain oriented, but they really aren't at least not to an Indigo. Inventing a shortcut is really just a way of getting through a task faster, which is the Indigo way.

7. No middle road. Indigos are generally happy with cooperative endeavors, as long as it's truly cooperative, meaning that everyone carries the same load. They also thrive in leadership positions, as long as you realize that they usually lead from behind. In other words, they can get an entire group/endeavor to succeed, but not because they are in front dictating orders, but because they will be in the thick of things or back with the slow poke encouraging everyone to keep going for the good of all.

The opposite end of the spectrum is that they also love to work alone. This comes from the fact that not many understand him or her, and it's more of a burden to explain something than to simply do it. And because they are Attention Dialed to a Higher Dimension, working alone allows them the contact with that ‘out there' mind of theirs and it's as healing as it is nurturing.

8. Intolerant of stupidity but also have deep empathy. Even as children, Indigos see stupidity not as ignorance but as a chosen way of thinking, therefore it triggers our intolerance. Ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge and we respect that in a person. We also have a deep, deep empathy for the world, in a manner of speaking. This is what leads many of us to be writers or artists, or to be in positions to help others. We are the ones who as a child won't laugh at a cripple or tease the ugly duckling in school. But then again, we're usually the ones teased and isolated from our so called peers.

9. Resent Authority. It isn't so much that Indigos resent authority or authority figures, it's that we naturally challenge people who are otherwise grounded in their own belief systems. Because Indigos see things differently than others we tend to ask impossible questions of anyone, to include religious teachers and ministers. Authority figures have to earn our trust and respect, and the only way is through honesty. We want to know the ‘whys' behind the scheme of things to include wanting to know about the person behind that cloak of authority. Because of our other talents (keep reading below) we will sense deceit, et al. Do not tell Indigo Children ‘because I say so.'

Along these lines it is imperative to teach your Indigo Child that submission to recognized authority figures is not an arbitrary rule, but that it's a necessity if they are expected to live in their society. But, do this without compromising their sense of moral righteousness.

One time, when I was 5 years old, my dad had returned home from an obviously hard day at the flight line, and told me to put my toys away. He treated us kids like little tin soldiers so I naturally responded as such. I told him they weren't mine and I didn't have to pick up after my younger brother. Dad didn't like my staunch refusal to obey his orders so he ordered me again. I refused, standing before him with my arms crossed across me just like the adults did. The third time he stepped within arms reach of me and ordered again, only this time the 5 year old responded with the words that I overheard when he was just as angered. I flatly told him, "Bull S___t!" My grandma snatched me out of harms way just in the nick of time, but boy did she lecture me about language and rebellion and that Dad was the head of the house and should be respected no matter how unfair his orders were. That still didn't cut it with me and from then on I made sure that I wasn't around much to be erroneously ordered again.

10. Lie Detectors. Indigos are natural lie detectors and can see through the veil of 'BS' unlike any other. Children are sponges that soak up everything around them, but Indigos respond differently. We know when we are being lied to and resent it! This can also add to the anger and rage in life.

Rule of thumb: When an Indigo child, adolescent, or adult wants to know something, simply don't lie to them. Instead, take time to give an honest answer, or even research the answer with them and you will gain their undying respect for ever.

11. Psychic and/or Intuitiveness. Indigos are very, very sensitive, starting at a young age. They can have premonitions, see angels or ghosts, even have out of the body experiences. They commune with the higher dimensions because that's where they function from. I got into this more in the article about the Ninth Chakra.

They show an early interest in spiritual matters and are extremely intuitive and may show an acute awareness of other dimensions and parallel realities. This also adds to our inborn lie-detector. And because we think in higher dimensions we see things that are farther 'out there' than what others see. As one person said, we think in decades, not days.

12. School / Educational System. Indigos, as was said earlier, are very bright, and often have high IQ's. They more than likely will not have top grades because of their lack of interest in the mundane, and will often be called an underachiever. They can't stand repetitious tasks like those required in school, and when they branch off they often get into trouble.

Because of our problem with Authority figures, we often get rebellious in school and refuse to go with the flow and do the required homework. We often find other ways of rebelling in school, by pulling silly antics, being the goof-ball, and so on. We find ways of hiding our real knowledge by hiding behind a veil of humour. Again, this is often misdiagnosed as Attention Deficit-Hyperactive Disorder because we have trouble concentrating on boring assigned tasks. We often jump around in conversations too, but we always know what we want to say and why it's important, plus, we are good listeners.

Quite often we are the ones who ask the so called stupid questions, especially if we know that the answer will help a friend who is too afraid to ask the question. This relates to our empathy attitude.

Indigos also can't wait to get out of school, and having the whole long boring 12 year process over and done with. Once out of school however, we often excel in the realm of self-educating because we do it at a pace that suits us, which is high speed and more diverse than any teacher could ever understand. The Internet had opened up a whole new realm to the Indigos and we can follow our interests as intensely and passionately as we want.

If you want your Indigo child to excel in school, then take them out of it and do home-schooling. You can set a pace equal to their high speed minds which will keep them interested. By the way, did you know that home-schooled youngsters do much better on tests and are more sought after by Universities than regular schooled kids?

13. Depression / Alienation / Frustration / Drugs / Alcohol. Many Indigos, because of being misunderstood, might experience existential depression and/or feelings of helplessness. This can range from sadness to despair, even to the point of suicidal feelings while still in high school or before. They can be extremely emotionally sensitive, to include crying at the drop of a hat because they haven't yet learned how to shield themselves, or they might show no emotion at all due to extreme shielding. This internal conflict and disgust with ‘the system' often leads the Indigo to experiment with drugs or alcohol at an early age.

Oftentimes the Indigo will use drugs or alcohol to numb out all the worldly chatter because they lack the proper shielding techniques.

14. Religion / Spirituality. Indigos have a well honed sense of spirit and a Higher Source. Because of that they are constantly seeking the higher meaning and understanding to the world around us. But because others don't see thing like us, we believe that we are the ones who are lost and seek help via organized religion, Metaphysics, spiritual groups, and because we are prolific readers, and will often have an extensive library of self help books as well.

15. Sense of Humour. The Indigo has a tremendous sense of humour and unique ability to entertain, even on the family scale. They also use their funniness as a shield to keep others out. They feel safer not letting people in, to include friends, family, parents, you name it. As we get older, our humour can be somewhat obscured by our cynicism but we will never lose it.

16. Balance. In general Indigo children will feel miserable and unfulfilled, until we find the balance it takes to live in this world. We sometimes feel forced to find a balance between a place we call ‘out there' and a place called‘here', or in other words, the middle of the road, or that destructive gray area. That's the place we abhor with all our being. Finding balance will allow Indigos to be very healthy, happy individuals.

17. Interesting Quirks. Indigos see the big picture, even when they are children.

Indigos have an uncanny ability of learning, using, understanding different languages, especially without formal training. It's as if the Indigo hears the mind of the speaker and the spoken language is not of any importance. This applies to understanding animals and nature also.

Many Indigos are left-handed, and/or ambidextrous. Again, they are super right brained, their realm of existence, and are forced to function left-brained, Earth's realm of existence (at least for now anyway).

Indigo children often prefer their ‘alone time' which is where we recharge our spiritual batteries.

Indigos thrive on deep sleep. It doesn't necessarily have to be long sleep, but deep is the key word. If they are awakened too son it is usually hard to get back to sleep. If we are awakened too suddenly or unnecessarily we can indeed be a bit difficult. If awakened, do it gently and respectfully.

Indigos dislike conflict and quarreling. It's difficult for an Indigo child to know how to have peace and harmony other than steering clear of conflict, which can make others angry because they don't understand that it's simply the only way the Indigo knows how to enjoy the stillness.

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This site has been created and designed by an Indigo who has always known that everything about an Indigo has to do with the Needs of Many, and not just a few.

Namaste, you precious soul you!

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