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E179: Is ADHD a Superpower? Focusing on the Strengths of ADHD without Toxic Positivity

25 min • 9 mars 2023

It only took me 41 years, but I finally found a type of time that ADHD is not only compatible with, but excels at.

What else are we great at?  What are the strengths of ADHD? There’s a long list. 

AND you can feel like having ADHD makes your life really difficult at the same time.  Both can be true. 

But is ADHD a superpower? Is it the thing that makes you amazing, superhuman, and destined for greatness?

Or is ADHD as a superpower simply another toxic positivity trope designed to ignore the hardships? 

Before anyone grabs a pitchfork, let’s discuss.

Find links to everything mentioned in this episode & read the transcript here: https://www.patriciasung.com/podcast/episode-179-is-adhd-a-superpower-adhd-strengths

 

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