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L-C. It is true. Some of us are from Venus. Others are from Mars. Your comments, for example, generally speak to my condition. Other comments don’t. I’m sure other forum members—including those in the “gift” camp—have had the same experience.
Those of us who have battled with broken wills, broken dreams, and broken lives find little consolation in motivational anecdotes and pithy aphorisms. Clearly, others find them inspirational and useful. There it is. For us, it’s not about mindset. For example, I could listen to pep talks all day and never be able to run a marathon. (I’d charge off the starting line, jog along for a mile or two, and drop dead.) Well, ditto for my ADD.
At the end of the day, I suspect we’re talking about neurological apples and oranges. What today we call ADD/ADHD is too large a tent. It’s akin to saying we’re all members of the same political party—a distinction to be sure, but often a largely meaningless one. Maybe one day researchers will partition our “spectrum disorder” into more discrete afflictions. If and when that day comes, we might all know what color t-shirt to wear…
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