This article covers the fact that people with ADD and ADHD have differences in their attention, and not deficits. This is an important distinction which helps with the understanding that there are gifts in ADD/ADHD.
The term for the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD has changed multiple times. In 1980, the term ‘Attention Deficit Disorder’ came to be. It has changed slightly since then ‘ but the field is relunctant to change it again because of how negative that would be (it could impact the advocacy and legislation that has been achieved through hard work…)
The question is: Are there really deficits?
