The bright side of ADHD: 10 positive traits of young people with attention deficit disorder.

Several considerations about ADHD.

The term "disorder" is often scary. Many people tend to associate it with the idea of illness, something that malfunctions in one's body and causes one's health and entire personality to be crushed under its weight. This is very often seen, for example, with ADHD, and the attention deficit to which it is linked.

However, young people who are diagnosed with adhd are neither that label nor are they basically characterized as "sick". In fact, they have many positive characteristics.

ADHD as a label

It is worth mentioning that the term disorder is used to refer to a psychological or biological dysfunction. This manifestation is characterized by the fact that it is associated with a discomfort (pain), a disability (impairment) or a risk that alters the quality of life.. However, it is vital to understand that the term disorder relates exclusively to a list of symptoms that the person presents; it is not alluding to the person him/herself. In fact, a disorder is not exactly the same as a disease.

For example, given the different ways in which a diagnosis can be interpreted, a person suffering from depression is not the same as a depressed person. Likewise, it happens in the cases we have mentioned that children present this disorder, but they are not that disorder; Unfortunately, adults assume this definition of the child and do not see beyond the diagnosis..

The positive characteristics of people with ADHD

A good way to end the stigma that is sometimes built on the label of "child with ADHD" is to highlight the positive characteristics that are often a by-product of the attention deficit. 

The following is a breakdown of a series of positive characteristics that children with ADHD present and that parents and teachers should discover in this group of youngsters. Not all of them present all the characteristics, but a great part of them, which would be very good if they could be enhanced.

1. They are enthusiastic youngsters

Attention deficit does not mean that they lack the ability to pay attention to things that are of interest, but rather that these things often do not fit in with those that are supposed to be interesting or on which we are "supposed" to concentrate. That is why young people with ADHD are always busy thinking about or doing something that they enjoy .. and they do it in an honest way, not because a set of rules dictates it.

2. They easily forget negative episodes

People diagnosed with ADHD usually do not have obsessive thoughts. They are not likely to have memories that revolve around a painful or anger-producing memory, precisely because to do so would be too monotonous. That is why they are relatively unlikely to hold grudges.

3. They are spontaneous and explorers

Young people in this group tend to be always very sensitive to new stimuli that require their attention.. That is why they are prone to explore the environment and to discover by themselves what surrounds them, without waiting for someone else to do it for them.

4. They like to make friends in different environments

Virtually any environment is likely to be explored by children diagnosed with ADHD, which is why they know how to create friendships in different environments.That is why they know how to create play situations in which others can participate.

5. They show ease in adapting to unforeseen plans.

Monotony is not particularly valued by these youngsters.The changes of circumstances that force a change of plans are not experienced as a drama by them.

6. They are very observant

Children with ADHD are not only very enthusiastic in their actions, but also in their thinking. they are also very enthusiastic in their thinking.. That is why even when they seem to do nothing, they are taking advantage of the time observing what is happening around them, noticing phenomena that for others go unnoticed.

7. They learn very quickly when something interests them

There is a lot of talk about the impulsivity of young people with ADHD as something that makes them change their interests easily. However, this is only one side of the coin; the other is that they prefer to do what they are passionate about. they prefer to do what they are passionate about at the moment, without procrastinationThis means that if they like a subject enough, they devote all their efforts to it, without putting off for tomorrow lessons they can learn today.

8. They are very creative

Any situation can be transformed into a game for a child with ADHD, and this ability to find ways to entertain themselves is a clear sign of creativity and lateral thinking. this ability to find ways to entertain themselves is a clear sign of creativity and lateral thinking..

9. They are proactive

These youngsters do not tolerate boredomThey are able to make their own fun and do the things they are interested in themselves by taking the initiative.

10. They are energetic

Some of the games in which they are involved require physical effort.They are often given to exercise, even if they do not intend to do so.

Conclusions

As it can be observed there are many positive characteristics that children with ADHD present.. These should be known to parents and teachers, as well as the child himself, so that they can establish strategies to solve the difficult aspects of the disorder with strategies to enhance the positive areas available to each one as indicated.

In this way, it is possible to create an environment in which the child feels accepted, loved and confident of himself and his peers.