Comments on: The Gifts of ADHD

By: I love my ADHD!

I love my ADHD! — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:13:16 +0000

[...] Many entrepreneurs have ADD i.e. Paul Orfalea who founded Kinko’s, JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman who attributes his creativity to ADD. Both are Billionaires. Imagine how successful a high tech CEO would be if they didn’t take many [...]

By: ADHD and Crime. Ignore Now, Jail Later. 15 Clinical Studies. | Adult ADD Strengths

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:45:04 +0000

[...] people with ADHD do not commit crimes or go to jail. There are billionaires that attribute their success to ADHD, many entrepreneurs have ADHD, there’s a MENSA ADHD special interest group with 600+ [...]

By: Andrew Kinsella

Andrew Kinsella — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:52:56 +0000

I think we need to distinguish between Attention Difference and ADHD. Diagnosed with ADHD at 46 I finally grasped why so many social situations caused me so much trouble.
Most people in the world seem like horses with blinkers on to me.
I personally am happy to come out- it puts me in touch with more attention difference people- my kind of people, ones who I find interesting.
As for ADHD- that was yesterday- when I was suffering from trying to fit myself into a mold that did not fit me. Now I have the sense to jettison as much as possible of that which I find unsatisfactory, and just get on with the business of being me.
The funny thing is almost everyone finds me easier to get on with.

By: Dr. John Grohol

Dr. John Grohol — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:17 +0000

RT @petequily: Billionaire CEO of Jet Blue Airlines David Neeleman credits the #ADHD with giving him the creativity http://bit.ly/3e9WQ2

By: Pete Quily

Pete Quily — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:57 +0000

cont'd that helped him develop an electronic ticketing system & pioneer several discount airlines http://bit.ly/3e9WQ2 #youdonthaveadhd

By: Pete Quily

Pete Quily — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:22 +0000

Billionaire CEO of Jet Blue Airlines David Neeleman credits the #ADHD with giving him the creativity http://bit.ly/3e9WQ2 #youdonthaveadhd

By: Pete Quily

Pete Quily — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:41 +0000

"You don't have #ADHD, you're successful in your job" 2 Billionaires with ADHD http://bit.ly/1kA9Z0 & http://bit.ly/3e9WQ2 #youdonthaveadhd

By: Naren

Naren — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:52:05 +0000

ADHD is also a strength "CEO of JetBlue Airways, who calls ADHD one of his biggest assets. " http://tinyurl.com/6kxrom

By: David Neeleman - Soaring Beyond ADD | Neil Peterson

David Neeleman - Soaring Beyond ADD | Neil Peterson — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:06:33 +0000

[...] experiences in the sky. David Neeleman’s story is another extraordinary example of the “gifts” that ADD and ADHD has to offer those who learn to cope with the difficulties brought on by the [...]

By: Peter Tongar

Peter Tongar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:49:28 +0000

I think it is key that ADHD is indeed seen as a trait that can be seen positively as well as negatively. This is why I think it would be extremely useful to use a positive term such as “multi-modal” or similar instead of “ADHD”, which terms it a disorder.
See my website mentioned above for details.

Bye,

Peter Tongar, Pseudonym

(I have “top” scores along all three ADHD dimensions and can resist successfully the urge to come out about it)