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The promise of getting a diagnosis of adult attention deficit disorder (ADD) is that suddenly what may have seemed like a personal failing has a name. The pitfall of getting a diagnosis is that while ADD may roll off the tongue these days like a hip new fad, it is classified as a mental disorder. The label illuminates at the very same time that it incapacitates. And the label can easily become a permission slip for problem behavior; for example, for kids to stop working or for husbands to cheat on their wives because "my ADD made me do it."
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The Gift of Adult ADD: How to Transform Your Challenges and Build on Your Strengths
If you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), you may act impulsively, daydream, and have trouble focusing, but clinical studies suggest that these same symptoms may make you exceptionally creative,...
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