Advantageous Characteristics of ADD

Too many times people look at only the negative aspects of ADD. According to Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D. ADD is not a disorder but a trait, a way of being in the world. When it impairs lives, then i6 becomes a disorder.

So for today I would like to list some of the advantages of ADD.

• Many creative talents, usually underdeveloped until the diagnosis is made
• Original, out-of-the-box thinking
• Tendency toward an unusual way of looking at life, a zany sense of humor, an unpredictable approach to anything and everything
• Remarkable persistence and resilience, if not stubbornness
• Warm-hearted and generous
• Highly intuitive style

Taken from Delivered from Distraction
Getting the Most out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D.