Yeah, I've heard that name before--my son's brain is anything but minimal! I really don't even like the tag ADD as it implies he's deficient (when he can very intensely focus for long periods on some things) and has a 'disorder' as in disease. I tell my kids is not a disease or a lacking in anything; rather it's just a different way of handling or processing information. He seems to like that definition better and it helps his brother have more patience (sometimes!)

We bought a used piano a few months ago and he seems interested in that. I can teach him some basics there. I also got him a practice pad, drum sticks, and a beginners teach yourself type book last year but the sticks became some kind of shooting space hero gun and ended up lost. He also didn't have much patience for learning how to hold them correctly and only drum on the pad, not the table or stair railings... :) Think I'll try again with a different approach.

The right brain/left brain book talked about ADD kids seeing the big picture and working their way backwards whereas left brained folks start at step 1 to reach the big picture; and also makes a big point of right brainers being highly visual. Seems to go with brining in corresponding art forms...

Thanks for your input and offer of help. I hope to have time tomorrow to explore the web sites mentioned earlier.