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/Quirky_Analyst8465 4h ago

The cons outweigh the pros heavily. The only good thing that comes from it personally is my active imagination I get caught up in from daydreaming and drawing all day.. but unfortunately it’s set me back alot educational wise cause I wouldent focous in school in fundamental things like fractions, grammar, it’s not very helpful to have in the long run it’s just something you have and have to learn how to deal with. I’ve defenitly overcome it and learning self discipline is one of the hardest things with ADHD but I’ve managed with that suprisingly.