Our "uniqueness" | ADHD Information

I love this board and have learned a lot from it since being diagnosed with ADHD. However, I'm a bit perplexed at the number of posts that suggest (directly or not) that we are a special breed of high IQ savants, impatient with others that can't keep/measure up with our genius and creative talents.

I'm not trying to dismiss the opinions of some, guess I'm just concerned that some sort of stereotype is evolving, which is never a good thing.

Thanks.

That's a good reason to be concerned. It does come off as arrogant doesn't it? And maybe some people are arrogant about it.  But maybe a lot of it has to do with being labeled as stupid, lazy, etc our whole lives. I think a lot of AD/HD people feel bitter and misunderstood. Many of us have not lived up to our potential hence the comments about our talents and uniqueness. We've been insulted and brought down our whole lives so a board like this can be a refreshing break from the cold cruel world. Okay, maybe I'm being a little dramatic but you get what I'm saying right? We may not all be geniuses but we are LOT smarter than most people give us credit for.
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We are sometimes so used to being put down, that when we are good at something, we feel we have the right to brag about it a little.  Maybe sometimes a little too much...

But all of us in here "get" each other, and the rest of the world out there rarely "gets" us, so that may also have something to do with it...

I am arrogant about my creativity and other unique qualities.
I do suspect it is a reaction to being such an outsider and so "weird."
Arrogant may be the wrong word sometimes but yes I definitely feel arrogant towards many duller normal people. I don't understand them nor they me.
There's some truth for you.
All of these responses are right on the mark and I agree with all of them. There's truth to all of them. So we want to take pride in things when we're proud and not beating ourselves up mentally.

I also think it's a more positive approach to have a healthier self esteem about things and choose to see the more positive side of this. Why not? Can't we find something to like ourselves about at this time in our lives when growing up was hell for many of us? Why not!

Alot of the so called "normal" people have a tendancy to blow their own horn as well. After all it's human nature, so why should we be any different?

I as well as many others in this forum do have "special talents" which we are proud of, and probably talk about too often for the average outsider's taste. The way I see is all our lives we have been labled as something less than perfect. I know I'd much rather be known for being skilled at something purposeful than as someone who doesn't work up to their potential, or what ever other label, be it lazy, daydreamer etc.

Just call it a way for us to cope with the real world a little easier.

Scott