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Scroll down to the featured article. 50 OR SO GREAT THINGS ABOUT HAVING ADHD. It gave me a chuckle!

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This Month's Feature Article Courtesy of ADDitude Magazine Fifty or So Great Things About ADHD by Bob Seay

Insomnia makes for more time to stay up and surf the net!
Entertain your friends with witty one-liners and sharp come backs
The drive of Hyper-focus
Two words: Chat Addiction
Hyperactivity+Creativity+ a Compulsive Libido= One Popular Guy on Dates · Resilience
Can meet someone, fall deeply in love, marry, fight, hate and divorce all in about 35 minutes or less
Sparkling personality
Drop names like Edison, Einstein, Walt Disney and Beethoven in conversations
Can fixate on one object while the rest of the world goes right down the toilet
Can see all of your wordly possessions at one time.. because they are all over the floor
Tends to be very generous with money, time and resources.
Flexible
ENTHUSIASTIC
innovative
A strong sense of what is FAIR
Willing to take a Risk
Alert
Eager
Creative
Provides original ideas
Or isn't afraid to steal them.
Make far reaching analogies that no one else understands. Write them off as "Deep Thoughts"
Theoretical
Abstract Thinkers
Spontaneous
Always Hopeful
Keeps business meetings lively
The Mind of a Pentium - with only 2Mgs of RAM
Aesthetically oriented
Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding clothing you had forgotten about.
Able to tie seemingly unrelated ideas together
Funny
Able to see The Big Picture while others stumble around in the dark.
Independent
Demands to know WHY?
Last of the ROMANTICS
Has a wide variety of interests
Good conversationalist
Qualify for bulk rate mail on tax returns because you have at least 24 W-2's attached.
At IQs of 160 and above, virtually all people have ADD symptoms
An innately better understanding of intuitive technologies such as computers
In class popularity contests, always voted "Most Entertaining"
"Most Energetic"
and "Most likely to Self Immolate"
Great Improvisors
Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound (did you actually read that?)
Honestly believes that anything is possible
Great at Extemporaneous Speaking
Quickly assimilates new information
Usually a little smarter than the average bear
Willing to "step out in faith"
Rarely satisfied with the status quo
Empathetic· Can easily replace missing childhood photos with panels from "Calvin & Hobbes"
Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding money you had forgotten about
Blows up, but then usually recovers quickly
An unstoppable dynamo of human energy· Doesn't know when to quit· Intuitive
Compassionate
Persistant
Spunky
Hidden TALENT
Closely attuned to the moods of those around them
Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding spouses you had forgotten about.
ADD is especially common among artists, musicians, and other creative people
Can always be depended upon to provide a different perspective
Visionary
An Individualist
Many successful entrepreneurs exhibit ADD behaviors
A greater tolerance for Chaos
Provides job security for writers of Spell Check programs
Will fight for what they believe in
Excellent motivators of others
Highly organized, punctual and generally responsible (OK, so I lied)·

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No. 1003 School Supplies Checklist
No. 1005 How to Organize New School Papers
No. 2026 The Learning Station
No. 2037 Roadblocks to Concentration
No. 2040 Proofreading Your Work
No. 3009 Raise Your Hand Before Speaking
No. 2020 Homework Self-Check
No. 2021 Using a Homework Planner
No. 2024 Start a Study Buddy Club
No. 6015 Organizing Long-Term Projects
No. 7006 Using Abbreviations in Note-Taking
No. 7009 Using Paraphrasing
No. 7011 Taking Notes Using a Simple Outline

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