I have seen an uptick in things trending towards neurodiversity. Out of this new movement, there are quite a bit of people that say it’s a superpower and others say it’s a difficult thing to live with. Another way I have heard it explained that it is a different operating system than the rest of the world is using.
Is calling something like ADHD a superpower detrimental or positive for those that have it. On one hand it’s good to feel that your differences with the rest of the world is a positive thing, but at the same time this gives more ammunition to people that say “ADHD isn’t real,” “It’s in your head,” or my personal favorite “You are using ADHD as an excuse.” It could be just a neutral thing, it is what it is.
I personally like the narrative of its a superpower, because harnessed properly and treated properly there are some serious advantages to hyperfixation when controlled or being able to focus on 20 things at once, or thinking 20 different strategies and steps down the road as long as it doesn’t lead to analysis paralysis.
At the same time many of the things I accomplished I feel I did despite my ADHD and parts of it really make things difficult.
Also despite having advantages the drawbacks are nasty enough that you need to seek professional and biochemical help.
After all of that ADHD nonsense, what I am asking. Is embracing ADHD as a superpower a good thing, bad thing or just different?