Last week, at the ADDA conference, I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. Ned Hallowell speak on "Unwarapping the Gifts of the Mind." Dr. Hallowell is the founder of The Hallowell Center, a treatment center based on finding strengths within each person. The following post is based on his speech at the co...
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ADHD and (Lack of) Spontaneity
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One thing which would benefit the ADHD community greatly is if someone could convince the rest of the world and the many of us who dwell on the problems of ADHD to think of another name for the condition which does not includes perjorative terms like "Deficit" and "Disorder". The description of a Ferrari mind is wonderful. The solution Dr. Hallowell advocates seems analogous to what one does if they want to travel at the speed of sound - stop dodging the obstacles, get off the ground and fly!