Is it True that Pokemon GO is Fun AND Helpful??

What’s all this hype about Pokemon GO??

If you haven’t started playing Pokemon GO already then you need to fix that. It is an amazing excuse to go outside and do some exploring.

For anyone who doesn’t know, Pokemon GO is a mobile game where you basically walk around your neighborhood catching Pokemon. It’s as simple as that. It’s a really interactive game and it forces you to go outside.

Pokemon GO can even improve your social skills since it’s an extremely social game and forces you to interact with other users. I’ve even met a lot of new people I never even knew existed in my neighborhood!

I think Pokemon GO is a great example of a mobile game which is both fun for kids and helps them grow in the long run.

Pokemon Go is a brilliantly sneaky way to keep active while having a huge amount of fun!

Yep, that’s me chasing Pokemon

The “What if’s…”

All the negative things you have heard from the news is just them nitpicking at the game to find all of its flaws. Just because one person somewhere is using the game for evil doesn’t mean everyone else in the world is too. It’s the same with everything.

Michelle Obama has been trying to get kids to go outside and play for 8 years but Niantic with Pokemon GO did it in 24 hours. Crazy right?!?

Go Play Outside

I want to keep this blog short so you guys can waste no time and get started NOW…oh and also because i have to go take back the gyms in my area.

If you are on android and you don’t have it yet here is the link:

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/pokemon-go/pokemon-go-0-29-0-release/pokemon-go-0-29-0-android-apk-download/

Now that you have the game go to the maps app on your phone and download the map for your region to reduce data and battery usage while you are on the hunt.

Go. Play. Outside. #PokemonGO #ADHDKidsRock

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I’ve done my part now go outside and have some fun. You never know, maybe I’ll even see you out there. :^)

~jeff

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Jeff Rasmussen

[content-block title="Meet Jeff Rasmussen" color="orange"] Age: 18 City: Langley, BC Diagnosed with ADHD in Grade 7 Biggest Dream: I want to change the world for younger kids like me who are punished daily for having ADHD. Fave Class: Mechanics "I've got the plans in my head for a motorized scooter with a gas-powered engine that I'm actually capable of building." ADHD Superpower: "If I'm determined to do something, literally nothing can stop me. Nothing. Not bribes, not bullets... nothing." Fave Food: Hashbrowns (the kind you buy frozen, in a bag) Career Goals: Telecommunications Guru Life-Changing Event: Winning the WDS Scholarship for Real Life School Achievement: Completing Math & Socials 10 in just 8 weeks this summer. "School's like 99% fluff. Summer school is that, minus the fluff." Biggest Struggle: Even though I take medication I still have trouble staying on task, doing boring homework, remembering not to swear when I am angry or staying still through assemblies. (That's where some of my strategies come in.) [/content-block] [content-block title="An Average Kid with ADHD" color="purple"] My ADHD has been really bad and given me every bad experience you can imagine for a kid. Before medication teachers took away my recess, my gym classes, they put me in the hall, I have been suspended from school, and I never did my work because even though my tests say I’m “gifted” I couldn’t do it. When I first learned I had ADHD I was so happy that I wasn’t bad or broken, it had a name and an explanation for what was going on. [/content-block]