Advantages of ADD in a High-Tech Career

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, I read that article - (digg.com or slashdot.org linked to it).

I don't know what to make of it... ...part of me agrees... ... part of me thinks they are off left field.

While I am very very conflicted, in the end, I think there is something to the idea that folks with ADD & ADHD are somehow important to the proper function of society.

It is this belief that makes me worry about the widespread medication of kids with the ADD or ADHD label on them.

Yet... ...I know examples of many kids that do much better in school with the meds. I also know teachers that swear by the meds.

Would I have been labeled ADD or ADHD had I grown up today? I suppose so. Would I have done better in school and perhaps avoided some painful experiences in my life had I been medicated? I suppose so. Would some important part of me been suppressed had I done so. I don't know but I think maybe yes...

As you can see, I am conflicted.

Joe J.