The Misunderstood World of ADHD

I always admire people who can do multi-tasking skilfully. And, I have also heard that people having ADHD are good multi-taskers. I have already heard of ADHD but don't really know what these letters mean until I came across an article about ADHD kids. ADHD - Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder. Does it mean that ADHD is both a negative and a positive thing? Negative in a sense that it is a disorder, and positive because they are skilfull at multi-tasking. How can it be, was the question I asked myself.

To answer this question, I searched every psychology book and every article about ADHD. This is where I encountered the term "Da Vinci trait". And, as far as I know, Da Vinci is a great artist because of the "Mona Lisa" painting. Now, let me share with you the salient points I picked up from the article I stumbled into.

The article says,

"Da Vinci trait is a great thing, but our society has not traditionally honoured those with this gift. Da Vinci's constantly challenge the norm, question authority, and work outside of the rules.

Even at a young age Da Vinci children sense the lack of genuine intimacy in their communities, feel the void of spontaneous expression from others and begin to see the lack of true honesty and integrity from the authority figures in their lives. It does not mean that if you have a Da Vinci trait, you must develop a disorder. But chances are, if in your formative years, you were xposed in environments hostile to your Da Vinci temperament you probably have developed at least some traces of what we call "neurotic tendencies" or what today is cmmonly called ADHD.

So ADHD is the negative expression of Da Vinci temperament. ADHD is generally the symptom of a frustrated and out of balance Da Vinci. If you are a Da Vinci and you have not cultivated yourself in a way that is compatible with your natural Da Vinci temperament, you will most likely have developed ADHD.

ADHD is the result of not working to your strengths when you have the Da Vinci trait. It is the other edge of teh Da Vinci gene's double edge sword. With the Da Vinci gene you will either be "in the flow" with your God given brilliance or you will be struggling to fit in- trying to be like the other 90% of the population called "normal".

ADHD comes from forcing yourself to behave in artificial ways, (often fueled by your desire to "fit in") instead of just letting go of "shoulds" and just being you.

You can ignore your genius, if you can fight your truest nature, you can try to fit in behaviourally, but in the end, if you have the activated Da Vinci gene, all this will do is frustrate you and make you disordered."

NOW, TRY TAKING THIS TEST to see if you are the Da Vinci type;

__Do you often try new things just for fun or thrills?
__Do you often do things based on how you feel in the moment without worrying about how it was done in the past?
__Are you a jack of all trades? Do you feel more capable than most in adapting yourself to new situations, solving unexpected problesm, and learning new tasks?
__Do you have trouble wrapping up final details of a project, once the interesting and challenging problems have been solved?
__When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, do you avoid or delay getting started?
__Do you feel compelled to overdo things just to feel more awake or alive or safe?
__Do you have difficulty staying organized?
__Do you often feel half-asleep while going about your routine tasks?
__Do you crave adventure, new experiences and/or new ideas?
__Do you have a short attention span - that is, unless a particular subject has captured your imagination?
__Do you act impulsively or dangerously more often than the average citizen?
__Do you have a tendency to allow your mind to drift away from boring conversation?
__Do you have a tendency toward compulsive behavior?
__Do you have difficulty feeling fully awake?
__Do you have broad mood swings from very high to very low?
__Do you frequently daydream or "space out" when you are not at the center of the action?

___TOTAL

Note: If you have checked 5 or more of the above situations, you are a Da Vince Type and
you are no different from these popular people listed below;

Steven Spielberg
Elvis Presley
Bill Clinton
Napoleon Bonaparte
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Fanklin
Thomas Edison
Winston Churchill
Oprah Winfrey
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Jordan and etc.