Great things about our kids

[Rebelmom]

They are;

1. Sensitive
2. Empathatic with the feelings of others
3. Feels things deeply
4. Creative in nature (incl: in problem solving)
5. Inventive
6. Often sees things from a unique perspective
7. Great at finding things that are lost (incl: money on the ground or people in a crowd)
8. Perpetually acute
9. Stand-up comic
10. Spontaneous
11. Fun
12. Energetic
13. Open and un-secretive
14. Eager for acceptance and willing to work for it
15. Responsive to positive reinforcement
16. Doesn't harbor resentment
17. More likely to do things because they want to than because they should, thus wholehearted in efforts
18. Difficult to fool
19. Looks past surface appearance to the core of people, situations, and issues
20. Down to earth
21. Good networker
22. Sees unique relationships between people and things
23. Cross disciplinary and interdisciplinary

[Mommysalami]

50 (or so) Great Things About Having ADD]

by Bob Sea.
- Entertain your friends with witty one-liners and sharp come backs.
· Insomnia makes for more time to stay up and surf the net!
· The drive of Hyper-focus
· Two words: Chat Addiction
· Hyperactivity+Creativity+ a Compulsive Libido= One Popular Guy on Dates
· Resilience
· Can meet someone, fall deeply in love, marry, fight, hate and divorce all in about 35 minutes or less
· Sparkling personality
· Drop names like Edison, Einstein, Walt Disney and Beethoven in conversations
· Can fixate on one object while the rest of the world goes right down the toilet
· Can see all of your wordly possessions at one time.. because they are all over the floor
· Tends to be very generous with money, time and resources.
· flexible
· ENTHUSIASTIC
· innovative
· A strong sense of what is FAIR
· Willing to take a Risk
· Alert
· Eager
· creative
· provides original ideas · or isn't afraid to steal them.
· Make far reaching analogies that no one else understands. Write them off as "Deep Thoughts"
· Theoretical
· Abstract Thinkers
· Spontaneous
· Always Hopeful
· Keeps business meetings lively
· The Mind of a Pentium - with only 2Mgs of RAM
· Aesthetically oriented
· Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding clothing you had forgotten about.
· Able to tie seemingly unrelated ideas together
· Funny
· Able to see The Big Picture while others stumble around in the dark.
· Independent
· Demands to know WHY?
· Last of the ROMANTICS
· Has a wide variety of interests · Good conversationalist
· Qualify for bulk rate mail on tax returns because you have at least 24 W-2's attached.
· At IQs of 160 and above, virtually all people have ADD symptoms
· An innately better understanding of intuitive technologies such as computers
· In class popularity contests, always voted "Most Entertaining"
· "Most Energetic" and "Most likely to Self Immolate"
· Great Improvisors
· Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound (did you actually read that?)
· Honestly believes that anything is possible
· Great at Extemporaneous Speaking
· Quickly assimilates new information
· Usually a little smarter than the average bear
· Willing to "step out in faith"
· Rarely satisfied with the status quo
· Empathetic · Can easily replace missing childhood photos with panels from "Calvin & Hobbes"
· Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding money you had forgotten about.
· Blows up, but then usually recovers quickly
· An unstoppable dynamo of human energy
· Doesn't know when to quit
· Intuitive · Compassionate
· Persistant · Spunky
· Hidden TALENT
· Closely attuned to the moods of those around them
· Pleasantly and constantly surprised by finding spouses you had forgotten about.
· ADD is especially common among artists, musicians, and other creative people
· Can always be depended upon to provide a different perspective
· Visionary
· An Individualist
· Many successful entrepreneurs exhibit ADD behaviors
· A greater tolerance for Chaos
· Provides job security for writers of Spell Check programs
· Will fight for what they believe in
· Excellent motivators of others
· Highly organized, punctual and generally responsible (OK, so I lied)
· got your attention?

Bob was a 34-year-old music teacher by the time his AD/HD was finally diagnosed. That new knowledge triggered his all-consuming quest for more information about AD/HD in children and adults. Eventually, this journey led him to About.com, where he developed and directed one of the most popular sites in its network. He is a frequent public speaker at AD/HD meetings, workshops and conferences, including those of Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD) and the National Attention Deficit Disorders Association (ADDA).