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positives of ADD/ADHD

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some people say that there are positives. but are there really?
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Oh yes there are many positives, as there are pros and cons to anything. In regards to ADHD, everyone sees the cons and never realizes there are pros. I posted my reply to this in another thread that posed the same question, take a look.
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Its in
"I want to hear the good things"
by vivienne994 or somthing
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sorry, meant to reply, got side tracked there! thanks, ya i checked it out!
Richeart
Richeart
Yes, but you'll have to overcome the negative press we get from the majority of our societies. Remember: we ADDers are about 10-20% of humankind, so we don't "fit-in" with the majority, don't have to, and can't. The most prevelant advantage is in the quickness of mind and thought; we can be brilliant in our analysis of problems. So quick that we often see then REAL problem, understand how to fix it, understand that if people are involved with ego interests that have a personal stake in NOT correcting the problem and/or have the porwer to enforce their position, that any further action is not necessary, or a waste our time and energy negotiating our viewpoint, so we move on to the next problem that we may be actually be able to solve. All this in the time the Non-ADD types are trying to decide if they actually understand the problem or not. It's happened. Orchestrating a wide variety of diverse activities toward a common goal is another. Hyper-focus on accomplishing a task or research is another. You just have to change your viewpoint from "where do I fit in?" to "what interests me most to accomplish." The error of the "first-degree" is in asking yourself "how do I conform to other's demands of being someone I AM NOT?" It's the concept of application: Be who you are; claim "I AM"; different, an ADDer. You don't have to apologise for being different; accept it. Then all the positives come out.
Do not use a sledge-hammer to cook an egg; use a frying pan. Do not use a frying pan to drive a wooden stake into the ground. Use the proper tool for the job. ADDers aren't designed to do the jobs and activities of Non-ADDers, it's a mis-application of assets. Most of the information we're getting (I'm getting) is about our differences, more research is forthcoming about our positives. Does that help?
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