Rethinking ADHD: Beyond Distraction and Disorder
This article reframes ADHD beyond the typical “distraction disorder” narrative, highlighting how individuals with ADHD can possess unique strengths like hyperfocus, creativity, and innovation. It explains how ADHD exists on a spectrum, emphasizes that challenges in attention or impulse control stem from neurobiology (not character), and outlines holistic, strength-based treatment approaches.
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