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I looked up “divergent thinking” in Wikipedia and agree with Larynxa that it is more of a difference, I would say a good difference. What you describe, “I could focus on certain things I liked, such as reading books” sounds more like hyperfocussing which is the ADHD trait of being unable to shift your attention when you should.
I would say, after reading Wiki, that divergent thinking is something I commonly do when approaching a problem. That is, I think of several different solutions or approaches to a problem, then pick the best and go from there. Perhaps it is because of my math/computer science background, or perhaps it is the reason for my choosing math/computer science in school. I think you should count it a definite plus, as long as you don’t get eaten while considering your options. 🙂
If you were “diagnosed” with “divergent thinking”, I suspect the person doing so didn’t really know what they were doing. Not surprising if this took place 10-15 years ago or more since much of the information and knowledge about ADHD at that time was lacking in fact as we know today.
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