Mild ADHD may be linked to creative geniuses such as Picasso, Byron, and even Kurt Cobain, one Irish psychiatrist says. In a professional meeting, Professor Michael Fitzgerald spoke about why mild ADHD may be an advantage for people who are creatively inclined. Fitzgerald says it is possible to identify common ADHD behaviors in a list of historical and artistic figures who had problems with paying attention, but he suggests that it's also possible to find these same people were able to "hyper...
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