In the 1930’s , there was a little girl called Gillian Lynn. One day she brought home a letter from her school informing her parents that Gillian was very fidgety and a disruptive element in her school and that she probably needed to be put in a school for special children. These were the days before ADHD was established and this letter worried the parents. But Gillian’s mother did not want to put her into a special school. She decided to take Gillian to a psychologist. On the way, mother explained to Gillian, “This an important meeting darling, do not fidget.” When they entered the psychologist’s room, Gillian saw a mahogany table with lots of books at the back and was a bit intimidated. She sat down on her hands with her legs dangling making sure she didn’t fidget too much. The psychologist asked her a few questions. Then he looked at her mother and said, “Let’s step out and have a conversation”. He told Gillian, “Gillian, please wait here. I’m just going to have a chat with your mom.” As he left the room he put on his radio. Exiting the room, the psychologist took Gillian’s mother to a window from where they could look into the clinic. What they saw was that Gillian had, quickly stepped out of her chair and started to dance, moving very gracefully. That’s when the psychologist looked at Gillian’s mother and said, “Your child is not fidgety. She just loves to dance!” Gillian was then put in a dance school and she flourished! Later, Gillian went to the Royal School of Ballet, London where she learnt to be a professional dancer and did very well. She went on to become a choreographer and not just any choreographer, she went on to choreograph two of the longest running shows in Broadway – Cats and the Business Points (Tags) #passion #fitment #diagnosis #expert
