Post by healthy11 on Feb 21, 2018 11:36:17 GMT -5
www.huffingtonpost.com/garret-loporto/secret-to-us-olympic-gold_b_471670.html
It's an article from a few years ago, but it points out how athletes like Shaun White, Bode Miller, and Michael Phelps, with the support of their families, were encouraged to turn ADHD into Olympic gold.
As the article states, "ADHD — long viewed as a disability — is proving itself to be quite an asset in the Olympic games. Hyperactivity, thrill-seeking, recklessness, hyper-focus, rebelliousness and impulsiveness — all primary “symptoms” of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are proving to provide the winning edge that gives an athlete supernormal abilities in competition...."
It's an article from a few years ago, but it points out how athletes like Shaun White, Bode Miller, and Michael Phelps, with the support of their families, were encouraged to turn ADHD into Olympic gold.
As the article states, "ADHD — long viewed as a disability — is proving itself to be quite an asset in the Olympic games. Hyperactivity, thrill-seeking, recklessness, hyper-focus, rebelliousness and impulsiveness — all primary “symptoms” of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder are proving to provide the winning edge that gives an athlete supernormal abilities in competition...."