Andrew Johns bipolar
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/time-for-troubled-andrew-johns-to-man-up/story-fncyva0b-...
A few days after giving evidence tomorrow, Andrew Johns will celebrate his 39th birthday. As Singleton said, it's time to "man up".
Tim Smith bipolar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Smith_%28rugby_league%29
Willie Mason ADHD
By Peter FitzSimons
May 25, 2004
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/24/1085389337339.html
http://www.kickoff.net.au/ADHD.html
This section is relevant to Rugby League and more particularly to the area of ‘Junior League’.
Due to the very nature of the symptoms associated with both ADHD & ODD, the game has many advantages and opportunities for the individual suffering these types of disorders.
They may be drawn toward League themselves, feeling it answers many of their troubles, or their parents/guardians may feel it an appropriate sport to in which become involved.
Rugby League has structure & discipline; it requires physical effort & energy; it offers teamwork & a sense of purpose, of belonging, of self, of worth.
Parents may feel that their ADHD child could benefit from these qualities & attributes of the code.
They may feel their child’s hyperactivity is best suited to a highly energetic, physically demanding & exhaustive sport.
They may also believe that their child’s scholastically poor achievements are compensated by a sport that offers a future.
The reasons are many and varied, though the likelihood of children & adolescents being involved & playing the game is quite distinct.
It is therefore necessary to understand the disorder and the associated symptoms and how best to manage them should they become a problem.
Further to this, the resultant behaviours & personality development could determine how the player presents as an adult, particularly if league becomes their career.
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