Is ADD truly a disorder?

Take a look at the website Born To Explore, if we are going to create a culture of kindness and inclusion perhaps it is time that we think about all children in a positive way.

"I'm alarmed that to think than modern science may be turning creativity into a medical disorder" - Thomas Armstrong, Ph.D., from "The Myth of the ADD Child."

 Excerpts from an "Are you ADD" list,
from "Driven to Distraction" by Hallowell & Ratey.

1. Are you more creative or imaginative than most people?
2. Are you particularly intuitive?
3. Even if you are easily distracted, do you find that there are times when your power of concentration is laser-beam intense?
4. Are you usually eager to try something new?
5. Do you laugh a lot?
6. Do you get the gist of things very quickly?
7. Are you much more effective when you are your own boss?
8. Are you a maverick?
9. Do you tend to approach problems intuitively?
10. Do you often get excited by projects and then not follow through?