Mikey's ADHD/ADD

[SophieDem]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

It really depends how old the children are and can understand there problem and obviously there parents will talk to them about it.

Most children will be watching it with there parents and they will know that Mikey has ADHD and tell there children he is also struggling with the same problem and tell them how he overcomes it with confidence. Also there parents will tell there children whats right and whats wrong.

Mikey did learn from his mistake from Mikey get's Shellache and it was due to his lack of confidence, he hasn't done anything like that since then.

Sorry, but do you think children watch TV with their parents? I'm not really sure about that. Nowadays, children are kept on a loose hold. They can have access to everything and their parents don't even know what their kids encountered. And even parents will recognize that a cartoon character has ADHD? I might be pessimistic but that's what I think.

Yeah, that's true. But he still doesn't have enough confidence which reminds me I really should pay more attention to Mikey's character development.

[Klunk1234]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Yeah, I agree with Penny here. No need to make fun of someone for having a disability. It's one thing to disagree with her theory, but it's another to make personal attacks against her.

I agree with you, Shell. No nobody has to make fun of another person disability. That's immaturity. When I was in High School a girl ask me: "Why you walk like that?" I have physical disability. I got annoyed at the beginning, but then my mom told me not to be be angry and just tell her you were born like that. The next time somebody ask me that question, my answer is: I was born like that. Then no more questions. Sometimes, I make fun of own physical disability. I won't get bother by that anymore, and Vicky needs not to worry because I think she overcame her dislexia.

[Klunk1234]

Originally Posted by pennydreadful

They've got it in canon that 2k12 Donnie has OCD as well, don't they? I'm positive I remember reading that somewhere.

Whether it's actually a decent portrayal of someone with OCD is up for debate... he just comes across as a regular nerdy science dork in this one (IMO). I may well have missed something, but I can't recall him ever being obsessive about germs, keeping things lined up/symmetrical, counting/checking things repetitively or even hoarding, all of which are signs of OCD.

In the Nickelodeon site, it says that Donnie has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. But I noticed that he can get a bad temper, but it's not like Raph. Donnie screams a lot.
Have you seen the recent episode of the show? In there Fishface told Donnie: Are you talking to yourself like a weirdo?, because he heard Donnie having an idea or something like that.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

You've might as well have done one of those douchey "no offense, but *something offensive*".

OOH! OOOHH! I'm good at those!

[Amaranthus]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

But you did post it.



You've might as well have done one of those douchey "no offense, but *something offensive*".

I'm sorry, my reaction was uncalled for.
I still think OP is over-analysing all of this though.

[Blackeyedsonic]

This is kinda why I hate the new mikey myself I'm insulted by him it's like wow that's what others think I should act like so it makes me not wanna watch the show at all sorry just thought like saying what I think about it...

[Keroscene]

Mikey has traits of ADHD. But then a lot of people do. Labels like that generally shouldn't be applied to people who don't have a medical diagnosis, because it gives the impression that everyone with any of the traits has the disorder. Not everyone who is hyper or unfocused needs to have a diagnosis to explain why. It's hard for me to believe that Mikey has any kind of disorder, because it's not like he's struggling to cope with the world at all.

But yeah, he definitely has the traits. I don't really feel it matters. He's an entertaining character and the reasoning as to why he behaves one way or another isn't really important to me.

People will keep complaining that he's "dumb" though (even though the theme of every Mikey-centric episode is him providing he isn't) because they can't handle the fact that his character is depicted differently than in other incarnations. They'd probably rather have the bland, uninteresting barely-counts-as-a-major-character version of Mikey from the Mirage/IDW comics.

[Mew]

Does anyone here think that this guy is over thinking it?
But, yeah he kinda does.

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by MewMeow

Does anyone here think that this guy is over thinking it?
But, yeah he kinda does.

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

[Amaranthus]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

Your gender really doesn't matter.
And how is dyslexia causing you to overthink this?
Enlighten me.

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

Your gender really doesn't matter.
And how is dyslexia causing you to overthink this?
Enlighten me.

Well i'm not going to go off topic and explain dyslexia in a TMNT thread. So why don't you put it a search engine and look it up for your self.

[Amaranthus]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well i'm not going to go off topic and explain dyslexia in a TMNT thread. So why don't you put it a search engine and look it up for your self.

I did and it said nothing about overthinking stuff.
Quit pulling things out of your arse, m8.

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

I did and it said nothing about overthinking stuff.
Quit pulling things out of your arse, m8.

Well you need to read this then

Perception: the ability to alter and create perceptions;
Highly aware of the environment;
Highly curious;
Great intuition and insightful;
Thinking and perceiving multi-dimensionally (using all the senses);
A lively imagination;
Can experience thought as reality;
Creativity;
Easy adoption of change;
Holistic, see the big picture, don’t get lost in details, get to the important aspects;
See patterns, connections, and similarities very easy;
Concentration;
Can be very driven, ambitious and persistent;
Superior reasoning;
Capable of seeing things differently than others;
Love for complexity;
Simultaneous multiple thought processing;
Not following the crowd;
The ability of visual, spatial and lateral thinking.

http://www.happydyslexic.com/node/6

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

Hey Vicky,

Good on you for being able to see differently than other people. Sometimes other people suck.

Besides, if we didn't see things through our own lens of perception and experience, it wouldn't be as rich of an experience.

Example? I enjoyed TMNT 2014 a lot more than other people did because I could easily see the Turtles' personalities in the film due to having deep familiarity with them.

If saying that Mikey is ADD/ADHD makes the show more enjoyable for you, don't let arguments stop you. And it sounds like Mikey's condition is actually canon.

[Keroscene]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

I disagree with your interpretation for the reasons I listed in my last post on this thread, but I don't think that you're "overthinking" it. You're watching the show with your brain switched on and using your own experiences to help you see things others don't.

I think that's probably why some people have gotten nasty in this thread, because they feel threatened when people see something they've totally missed.

[Mew]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

Oh sorry.
But I do think the writers may have thought about that.
And I do respect you watching the show with a different angle, so you weren't "over thinking" it.

[neatoman]

Maybe he just hit himself in the head with nunchuks too much during training...

[Vicky82]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

If saying that Mikey is ADD/ADHD makes the show more enjoyable for you, don't let arguments stop you. And it sounds like Mikey's condition is actually canon.

It's not just that, I love Mikey he is adorable and sensitive, he has had a lot of adorable moments and has surprised me somtimes.

I love his relationships and interaction with his family, Leatherhead, ICK ect. I love that his brothers are protective over Mikey. Mikey seems to have a close relationship with Raph and sometimes Donnie.

Everytime I see Mikey get hurt, I get hit with feels and my heart jumps in my throat.

[Blackeyedsonic]

Originally Posted by Vicky82

Well for one thing I'm female, hence the name Vicky, not many males out there called Vicky.

and two, yes maybe I do overthink things but it's who I am and I see things differently than other people and it's because I'm Dyslexic.

Miss I'm Dyslexic as well and I have other issues I won't go into so when I see mikey acting how he does and someone's says it's because he has a thing you have I take it in a difrent way as in it's insulting at lest that's how I see it

[ssjup81]

I still don't see how Mikey is dumb. Season 1, yeah, as we have some clear examples of it...but not much beyond that. He definitely has traits off ADD/ADHD, but he really isn't stupid. He lacks focus, which can be libked to the ADD/ADHD thing, and is more immature and sometimes lack tact more than anything else.