Studying the characteristics of ADHD; one would have to say that it might not be a negative trait at all. As a matter of fact squirrels and other fidgety creatures are able to stay more alert and not get eaten by predators as often as other critters. This simple fact seems to show that ADHD may be an extremely valuable trait indeed. Perhaps the person with ADHD ought to be the one on point guard when searching caves out for Bin Laden. The ADHD individual will be more alert and dwell less on one thing. Able to pick up the slightest movement, sound, or sight and be able to adapt quicker and isolate the threat with force. Perhaps ADHD might be used as a valuable tool for certain needs. Perhaps a person with ADHD would be a better direct sales person, because they can read body language, scan a room for topics of conversation and opportunity faster than a person without ADHD. Perhaps a company putting together a marketing team should have all of our blitz team be diagnosed with ADHD before they hire them? Interesting observation.

There must be more benefits to ADHD here. We must use these traits to our advantage. If a person with ADHD is said to have learning disorder in school for study and the like, then he or she must have another set of traits that are of benefit somewhere else. Almost without exception those who lack abilities in some areas are gifted in others, this is a known fact. We should use such advantages to our benefit. We should read up on this stuff to find out where the superior traits can do the most good. From our studies of different people we find that lower intelligence levels find themselves happier in repetitive jobs.

We know that "A" type personalities make lousy accountants and do not like fine details. So what do ADHD people have, we know they do not have a lack of intelligence. They may not score the highest on the English section of the SAT tests, but we know they are not stupid, some IQ tests have revealed that they are as much as 15% higher than the average. So take a person who is smart, but fidgety. What would they be most suited for? What do they excel in? They may not have the opportunity to get lots of degrees, since they probably hate school. It probably feels like torture for them, so then, find a need for their genetic make-up and you win, actually we all win. Do not be so quick to judge and/or prescribe drugs to our ADHD fellow citizens, we need them to help us stay safe and move the human race forward. Think about it.

Lance Winslow

Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?