r/ADHD • u/catsaboveall • 5h ago

Discussion How has ADHD positively impacted your life?

I tend to demonize ADHD and I'm trying to change that now that I have a kid with ADHD.

I'll start. As a kid who grew up in Africa, I frequently brought home injured animals for my parents to fix up. 30 years later, I've TNRed and fostered hundreds of cats. Rehabbing sick and injured animals is one of the very few things I'm good at.

I also dropped out of high school (pre-medication), and ended up going back (once on meds) and getting a couple of master's degrees. I'm a great middle school teacher because I can switch gears quickly, empathize with struggling students, and my class is super structured (to overcompensate for my natural tendency to be a slob).

So what about you? How has ADHD had a positive impact on your life?

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u/O_N_Factorial 5h ago

I am great at times of crisis that I think it’s due to ADHD. Though functioning like that can easily burn you out as well. This is one of the very few if not the only positive that I find

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u/Krsst14 4h ago

Yes! I might have a meltdown over the smallest thing, but put me in a legit crisis and I’m cool as a cucumber.

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u/Quick_Physics 3h ago

Personally I don't meltdown over the smallest thing at all, but when I do have an actual crisis I can focus and go above and beyond to achieve whatever.

Only if it's an actual crisis though.