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注意力多动障碍（ADHD）是一种医疗状况，会影响一个人的注意力，注意或管理其行为的能力。

Healthcare providers usually diagnose this condition in childhood. However, some people aren’t diagnosed untiladulthood.

The three main characteristics of a person withADHDare:

多动症还可能导致一个人体验很高的能量水平。

没有明确的测试可以诊断多动症。但是，医疗保健提供者可以评估儿童或成人对于基于症状的情况。

与多动症相关的症状包括：

  • 高度不耐烦
  • 静静地执行任务困难
  • 很难按照说明
  • losing things frequently
  • 通常看起来好像没有注意
  • 说话看似不间断

ADHD can be difficult for a person to live with. Some people think those with ADHD are “out of control” or difficult because they have trouble following directions.

虽然ADHD可能意味着行为的挑战,the condition has proven to be an advantage to some.

并非每个患有多动症的人都有相同的个性特征，但是有一些个人优势可以使情况变得优势，而不是缺点。

Examples of these traits include:

  • Being energetic.Some individuals with ADHD often have seemingly endless amounts of energy that they’re able to channel toward success on the playing field, in school, or at work.
  • Being spontaneous.一些患有多动症的人可以将冲动变成自发性。它们可能是党的生活，或者可能更开放，愿意尝试新事物并摆脱现状。
  • Beingcreative and inventive.与ADHD一起生活可能会使该人对生活有不同的看法，并鼓励他们以周到的眼光处理任务和情况。结果，一些患有多动症的人可能是创造性的思想家。描述它们的其他词语可能是原创，艺术和创造性的。
  • 被关注。根据某些患有多动症的人可能会变得过度关注研究. This makes them so intently focused on a task that they may not even notice the world around them. The benefit to this is that, when given an assignment, a person with ADHD may work at it until its completion without breaking concentration.

有时，有多动症的人需要帮助利用这些特征才能利益。

老师，辅导员，治疗师和父母都可以发挥作用。他们可以帮助患有多动症的人探索创造性的一面，或者投入精力来完成任务。

对多动症的好处的研究通常更多地基于有多动症的人的故事比实际统计数据。有条件的一些人报告说，这种情况使他们变得更好。

一个小的2006 studypublished in the journal Child Neuropsychology found that ADHD sample groups displayed greater levels of creativity in performing certain tasks than their peers without a diagnosis of ADHD.

研究人员要求参与者绘制生活在与地球不同的星球上的动物，并为新玩具创造一个想法。

A2017 studyexplored creativity in adults with ADHD. Study participants were asked to come up with new ways to use a belt, book, tin can, and towel.

通常，患有多动症的人和没有多动症的人提出了相同数量的想法。研究人员还发现，为多动症服用药物的人与那些没有药物的人之间的创造力没有差异。

但是，当研究参与者被告知他们有机会赢得奖金时，患有多动症的人比没有多动症的人产生的想法更多。

Previous research also suggests that rewards and competition may be useful motivators for people with ADHD.

These findings help to support the idea that those with ADHD are often creative and innovative.

A NOTE ON CREATIVITY

In a2017 study，患有多动症的人更有可能报告自己在性能领域（例如，在公共场合表演或演奏音乐）或机械/科学领域（例如，设置实验）比艺术领域（例如，绘制图片绘制图片）of something they’ve never seen, like an alien).

Many people with ADHD have turned their unique behavioral challenges into well-known success. Athletes with ADHD may even use the extra energy toward their respective fields.

名人谁说他们有多动症包括：

  • musician Adam Levine
  • 演员Channing Tatum
  • 音乐家戴夫·格罗尔（Dave Grohl）
  • 政治评论员詹姆斯·卡维尔
  • musician Justin Timberlake
  • 舞厅舞者Karina Smirnoff
  • journalist Lisa Ling
  • swimmer Michael Phelps
  • 企业家理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）
  • 宇航员和美国参议员斯科特·凯利
  • baseball player Shane Victorino
  • 体操运动员西蒙妮·比尔斯（Simone Biles）
  • 音乐家Solange Knowles
  • NFL名人堂成员特里·布拉德肖（Terry Bradshaw）
  • soccer player Tim Howard
  • TV host Ty Pennington
  • actress and musician Zooey Deschanel

A diagnosis of ADHD doesn’t have to put a person at a disadvantage in life.

Instead, ADHD can and has contributed to the success of many performers, athletes, and businesspeople. There are many people who’ve reached the pinnacle of their respective fields with ADHD.

ADHD is a highly manageable condition, and a number oftreatmentsare available to help improve a person’s concentration and behavior. These includemedications和治疗.

When taught adaptive techniques to help with time management and organization skills, people with ADHD are able to achieve better levels of concentration.