Comments on: Is A.D.H.D./A.D.D. A Gift or A Curse? http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm If ADD Is A Gift...Can I Return It For Something Else? Tue, 15 May 2012 11:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeffs ADD Mind http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27724 Jeffs ADD Mind Wed, 25 May 2011 00:31:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27724 Thank you, Lew, for trying to address this question. Jeff (Sent via crackberry) Thank you, Lew, for trying to address this question.

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]]> By: LewMills http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27722 LewMills Tue, 24 May 2011 21:41:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27722 Definitively answer that question? Probably not. But here's the thing about ADHD. I remember when adult ADHD was first starting to get some visibility, and there were many, many conversations about, "Is my such-and-such related to my ADHD?" The bad news is that people with ADHD DO have some proclivity to find connections that others might not pull up at all. So, in the end, people decided that everything, including completely opposite things, were related to ADHD. Many of the comments in this thread follow this pattern of finding (non-scientifically) strange and mysteries connections.  But at the end of the day, ADHD is complex enough without connecting it to every other quirk a brain can have, (and there are so many!). If sensing the presence of the dead is problematic, you could have it evaluated independently. If it doesn't bother you, it doesn't really matter if you call it part of ADHD or part of you just being you.  Definitively answer that question? Probably not. But here’s the thing about ADHD. I remember when adult ADHD was first starting to get some visibility, and there were many, many conversations about, “Is my such-and-such related to my ADHD?” The bad news is that people with ADHD DO have some proclivity to find connections that others might not pull up at all. So, in the end, people decided that everything, including completely opposite things, were related to ADHD. Many of the comments in this thread follow this pattern of finding (non-scientifically) strange and mysteries connections. 

But at the end of the day, ADHD is complex enough without connecting it to every other quirk a brain can have, (and there are so many!). If sensing the presence of the dead is problematic, you could have it evaluated independently. If it doesn’t bother you, it doesn’t really matter if you call it part of ADHD or part of you just being you. 

]]> By: Jeffs ADD Mind http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27720 Jeffs ADD Mind Tue, 24 May 2011 19:39:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27720 Hmmm...not exactly your "run of the mill" question. I've no experience with that at all so I can't answer that question. Hopefully some of the readers may be able to help you here. Hmmm…not exactly your “run of the mill” question. I’ve no experience with that at all so I can’t answer that question. Hopefully some of the readers may be able to help you here.

]]> By: Lindshollen518 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27718 Lindshollen518 Tue, 24 May 2011 15:03:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27718 i was diagnosed with adhd when i was six and i have struggled my entire life with trying to answer this question: does my ability to sense the dead and other presences coincide with my adhd?  Before you all think i am nutz, i have had this ability for as long as i can remember. It surfaced more as i got older but it started with graphic and disturbing night terrors. It has gotten better as i have gotten older but it still is something that i have struggled with. It is not so much that i see these spirits anymore, it is more that i can sense and feel when they are around. Can anyone answer this question definitively? i was diagnosed with adhd when i was six and i have struggled my entire life with trying to answer this question: does my ability to sense the dead and other presences coincide with my adhd?  Before you all think i am nutz, i have had this ability for as long as i can remember. It surfaced more as i got older but it started with graphic and disturbing night terrors. It has gotten better as i have gotten older but it still is something that i have struggled with. It is not so much that i see these spirits anymore, it is more that i can sense and feel when they are around. Can anyone answer this question definitively?

]]> By: Jeffs ADD Mind http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27653 Jeffs ADD Mind Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:14:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27653 The problem is that there is zero evidence that ADD/ADHD is in any way linked to intelligence. As you noted, "some of the brightest minds....had a mental defect" and that, in fact, may be true. However, not all of the them, which would lead me to think that intelligence can exist with or without a "mental defect," therefore the mental defect is not the cause. The problem is that there is zero evidence that ADD/ADHD is in any way linked to intelligence. As you noted, “some of the brightest minds….had a mental defect” and that, in fact, may be true. However, not all of the them, which would lead me to think that intelligence can exist with or without a “mental defect,” therefore the mental defect is not the cause.

]]> By: Dagbarrow http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27650 Dagbarrow Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:42:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27650 I have ADD or ADHD (I am not exactly sure) and I see it as a gift because I can think about and comprehend unique ideas and I see the world in a way that no person with out this gift can. I an incredbly bright is a coplement I often hear, because I can think about things in a unconventionel ways and solve problems in new fashions. I am not the smartest person but I am creative and well read. Wise is being able to see things totally things differently and be creative in a new way. Smart is being able to figure thngs out without being nessisarily creative. ADD and ADHD let you be both. Some of the brightest minds in history have had a mental defect like ADD and ADHD but they still flurished. These "disorders" dont make you stupid they make you brillant! I have ADD or ADHD (I am not exactly sure) and I see it as a gift because I can think about and comprehend unique ideas and I see the world in a way that no person with out this gift can. I an incredbly bright is a coplement I often hear, because I can think about things in a unconventionel ways and solve problems in new fashions. I am not the smartest person but I am creative and well read. Wise is being able to see things totally things differently and be creative in a new way. Smart is being able to figure thngs out without being nessisarily creative. ADD and ADHD let you be both. Some of the brightest minds in history have had a mental defect like ADD and ADHD but they still flurished. These “disorders” dont make you stupid they make you brillant!

]]> By: Punch http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27635 Punch Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:36:00 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-27635 Courtney. What you have said is how Ive felt my entire life. I remember my lecturer at college threatened numerous times to put curtains near my window coz I kept looking out the room during the whole lecture. He doubted I would do well but I was the best Marketing student in 4 years and since 2008 no one has achieved that feat. I think when us ADDers find something we are passionate about we thrive!!!! Courtney. What you have said is how Ive felt my entire life. I remember my lecturer at college threatened numerous times to put curtains near my window coz I kept looking out the room during the whole lecture. He doubted I would do well but I was the best Marketing student in 4 years and since 2008 no one has achieved that feat. I think when us ADDers find something we are passionate about we thrive!!!!

]]> By: Scott Hutson http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25622 Scott Hutson Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:00:33 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-25622 Oh, sorry I did'nt answer your question: "Who said you have add?" And....the awswer is....Dr. William Ruwe! Courtney, I have many "Scapegoats" that I could use to try to make people feel sorry for me. You can judge me by going here> http://addmsorboth.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-shall-be-last-lets-hope-so.html This post by Jeff here is a different subject, that I am commenting on. It's not about me. I just give my opinions, then try to explain why I think ADHD/ ADD is a Curse,and not a Gift. Oh, sorry I did’nt answer your question: “Who said you have add?” And….the awswer is….Dr. William Ruwe! Courtney, I have many “Scapegoats” that I could use to try to make people feel sorry for me. You can judge me by going here> http://addmsorboth.blogspot.com/2009/09/first-shall-be-last-lets-hope-so.html

This post by Jeff here is a different subject, that I am commenting on. It’s not about me. I just give my opinions, then try to explain why I think ADHD/ ADD is a Curse,and not a Gift.

]]> By: Scott Hutson http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25621 Scott Hutson Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:28:23 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-25621 The events leading to the night I jumped from the car. Was'nt a dare.(it was'nt the point I was trying to make) It was a short explantion of why I lost my ability to smell. I could have said; "As I was walking into Wal-Mart, I may have noticed that some people looked mad,happy,gothic,rude,etc...or depending on the day, friday for exmaple, when people are rushing to get stuff done(banking,weekend activity...)." I just used the smelly plumber this time, but I can't realy can't smell, so you may have missed the point. It was your comment "This is an awsome part of the gift......", Courtney, that I thought was kinda funny. I don't see the "Gift of ADD" there. I am NOT judging you, I just was pointing out that I think there are no supernatural abilties caused by ADD. May be I misunderstood "I will automaticaly look at people who are just about to look at me". It's the "just about to look" part. I am not complaining or upset about your comments, I enjoy reading them. :) The events leading to the night I jumped from the car. Was’nt a dare.(it was’nt the point I was trying to make) It was a short explantion of why I lost my ability to smell. I could have said; “As I was walking into Wal-Mart, I may have noticed that some people looked mad,happy,gothic,rude,etc…or depending on the day, friday for exmaple, when people are rushing to get stuff done(banking,weekend activity…).” I just used the smelly plumber this time, but I can’t realy can’t smell, so you may have missed the point.

It was your comment “This is an awsome part of the gift……”, Courtney, that I thought was kinda funny. I don’t see the “Gift of ADD” there. I am NOT judging you, I just was pointing out that I think there are no supernatural abilties caused by ADD. May be I misunderstood “I will automaticaly look at people who are just about to look at me”. It’s the “just about to look” part.

I am not complaining or upset about your comments, I enjoy reading them. :)

]]> By: Jeff http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm/comment-page-1#comment-25620 Jeff Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:01:26 +0000 http://jeffsaddmind.com/is-adhdadd-a-gift-or-a-curse-139.htm#comment-25620 Courtney, I wouldn't rush to judgment concerning Scott and his ADDness. He has certainly shown, through past comments, that he has a fair number ADD characteristics. Courtney, I wouldn’t rush to judgment concerning Scott and his ADDness. He has certainly shown, through past comments, that he has a fair number ADD characteristics.

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