The ADHD brain may not need to be fixed, but instead appreciated for what it can do. It can hyper focus on a task for a long period of time. It can organize an otherwise disorganized and unrecognizable set of relationships. And, there are times that our ADHD brain is so disruptive that it may need to be fixed. But, please, don't think you're a box of rocks and don't have what it takes to be the next Einstien, Feinmann, or Stephen Hawkings, you do. You just have to pay attention, and be observant. Because, in the middle of your ADHD, you might see something that the rest of us have missed, even about ADHD, and when you share it, it will profoundly change the way we see ADHD or any other topic you see this incite into.
We, as humons, have the technology to do this. Look at the genetically modified twins that are supposedly HIV resistant. It's a great milestone for humons, but it also raises the specter of eugenics. The perfect person contains only these characteristics, to which every scifi show has touch on at some point. The most memoriable being GATTACA.
But, why don't we fix the humon brain, if we know that ADHD is a genetic disorder? Its the same reason why we don't treat most genetic diseases, unless the person is going to be a vegitable for their short life. No one knows what wonders that person will unlock, even in their state.
We think of Albert Einstein, a genius in his own right, as the perfect person to be a genius. But, look at Stephen Hawking. He was also a genius. The different was their body faculties were severally differentiated due to who needed assistance living. Einstein would get into such deep thoughts while out walking, he had to have a people walk with him to help him avoid getting hit when he crossed the road. Where as, Stephen Hawkings needed people to just help me go to the bathroom and eat.
Thus, no one's potential is set in stone. You may have the worst ADHD experience imaginable, but you may also have an incite into a very particular field of study that no one else has, that unlocks years worth of study with a single sentence or expression. [ E = m * c^2 ] Or Leadership is .. Guiding Intent with Integrity ..
Dr. Fienmann, a renounded professor in physics, stated that a genius doesn't come up with their epiphanies every day. No, they have lots of ideas swirling in their head that they are working on every single day. And, when something new comes along, they apply it to their ideas. If something clicks, then they publish their idea. And, just like that, they win Nobel Prizes.
Let me give you an example of an ordinary women who did something I consider to be extordinary. She was a maide and wanted to travel the world. She attended a lecture where the professor talked about his travels. After the lecture she approached him and asked how she could be like him.
He asked, "What do you do?"
"I peal potatoes at the bottom on the cellar steps."
"What is below you feet? when you peel potatoes?"
"A stone."
"And, what's below that?"
"An ant farm."
"I want you to describe in as great of detail as you can those ants, and bring me your findings."
So, she went back to work and began the work of describing the ants in exquisite detail. She took her findings to the professor who published them, and sent her to other locations to continue her research. And, in time, she traveled the world.
The ADHD brain may not need to be fixed, but instead appreciated for what it can do. It can hyper focus on a task for a long period of time. It can organize an otherwise disorganized and unrecognizable set of relationships. And, there are times that our ADHD brain is so disruptive that it may need to be fixed. But, please, don't think you're a box of rocks and don't have what it takes to be the next Einstien, Feinmann, or Stephen Hawkings, you do. You just have to pay attention, and be observant. Becuase, in the middle of your ADHD, you might see something that the rest of us have missed, even about ADHD, and when you share it, it will profoundly change the way we see ADHD or any other topic you see this incite into.
