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Empowering Those With ADHD Helps The Community And Economy

Hicksville Illustrated News - 2/21/2017

"In my opinion, ADHD is a terrible term. As I see it, ADHD is neither a disorder, nor is there a deficit of attention. I see ADHD as a trait, not a disability. When it is managed properly, it can become a huge asset in one's life."

Those are the words of world-renowned, Harvard-educated ADHD specialist and psychiatrist Ned Hallowell. He also happens to have ADHD and dyslexia.

Like Hallowell, I too not only have ADHD and a learning disability (dysgraphia) but view ADHD not as a disability but an amazing ability that needs to be cultivated through hope, empowerment and treatment.

In fact, I have spent the past school year speaking at various special education PTAs (SEPTAs) and leading ADHD organizations discussing with our local communities and parents about how and why we should be empowering children, students and adults who live with this amazing, fast, yet sometimes difficult to manage ability and brain.

Below, I have outlined some simple ways, steps and reasons why we should be empowering, embracing and encouraging communities to accommodate those with ADHD.

Why: Better Economy, Better Business

Those living with ADHD have an amazing, fast, creative brain. They can think on their feet and often come up with some amazing outside-of-the-box ideas. It's not a coincidence that many of the top businessmen and entrepreneurs have ADHD including: billionaire Richard Branson, JetBlue founder David Neeleman and Kinkos founder Paul Orfalea.

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