Re: Can we stop being negative?

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With all due respect—and I really do see the merit in positive thinking— it’s not about “normalcy,” it’s about functionality.

I’m all for redacting “normal” from the English lexicon when it comes to the human personality. And kudos to paradigm-changing innovators! But when you can’t perform essential everyday tasks, hold down a job (or keep from gambling away your paycheck), do your schoolwork, or maintain important relationships, you’ve got a serious problem. So does your spouse/partner. So do your friends, your parents, and/or your kids.

I doubt many ADDers change the world*—except to inject more chaos. In fact, if you believe what they say in their posts, they spend much of their time grappling with failure. If ADD/ADHD is just a benign personality trait, or a gift, why invest the money and research facilities to develop new, more effective meds? Why waste the money to produce a TV documentary? Or why have a website? Heck, save the bandwidth.

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*Unless they also have sky-high IQs.

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