Adult ADHD Symptoms - A Different Perspective

I have been exploring ADHD and ADD commentsmany exciting things lead to other things - creative
which have been posted by adults on a number ofapproaches create so many options and
discussion forums. Many of the posts are focused onopportunitieso being honest and remaining authentic to
negative symptoms which are exchanged with little oroneselfo A drive to move on and not stagnateo the
no solution focus. When contributors do make positiveability to look at situations from many different
and helpful suggestions that can indicate a way toperspectives and see many powerful new outcomeso
move out of the unhappy circumstances that areOften creative, intuitive, highly intelligento Do not suffer
being wallowed in - they advice is often derided andfools gladly, especially when they do things wrongo do
treated with contempt and rudeness.not take kindly to being held back by other people's
It begs the question of whether or not these reactionsinability to hold visiono able to make quick, creative and
are symptomatic of the condition itself and may wellintuitive responses to situationso Flexible and talented,
be the reason why individuals are experiencing socialnot responsive to being held backo Thinking ahead to
difficulties in the 'real' world when they act out this waybe prepared and willing to do whatever it takes to
in a cyber dimension. Anyway, I took the challenge andachieve what needs to be done.o Knowing that no
ran through a symptom sorter for ADHD/ADD- havingmatter what everything will turn out OK even when
worked with supporting families with this condition foryou can't explain how.o being able to understand and
many years it never crossed my mind that I hadsense things and people from different perspectives
actually got the condition myself - however my resultsbeing responsive to the situationo Knowing when to do
and score were well in excess of a diagnosis.things differently and to move ono Ability to focus to
It made me start to wonder - how many other peoplestrive to perfectiono Learning to create a powerful
go into these things and identify with negative traitspositive relationship with yourselfo the ability to learn
and then use this as a way to justify everything thatfrom mistakeso learning to evolve the mistakes of
hasn't worked out in their life and use a diagnosis as afamily members and to do it differently
way to remain stuck in a failure zone.So here we have ADHD/ADD with 'can do' attitude
Well what I've done is taken each of the principleexactly the same symptoms / criteria presented in a
symptoms defined in this test and rewritten them in apositive perspective- the same traits with a different
positive slant:o a burning desire to achieve something, aperspective. Now looking at it this way profiles people
passion for what you do - so that you keep strivingwho succeed in society.... If the people who hold
for greater heightso Find yourself impeded by day tothemselves stuck in these states with these conditions
day mundane things that have to be sorted when you- started to work with the positive attribute - look at
know that what you really want to do is somethingwhat they could achieve.
that really makes a difference and is so fulfilling.oBy following natural approaches which focus on
having better things to do than having to spend timepositive lifestyle choices it makes it easier to see and
doing things that aren't meaningful or interestingo soto realise these achievements in life.