What's Good About AD/HD: A Different Perception.

Hartmann, Thomas

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ERIC Number: EJ567165

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Publication Date: 1998

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What's Good About AD/HD: A Different Perception.

Hartmann, Thomas

Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, v2 n2 p19-23 Win 1998

Examines how Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) characteristics might have functioned within the lives of our prehistoric ancestors. These traits--distractibility, impulsivity, and restlessness--would have worked well for hunters, but not for farmers. Also explains the role of creativity in those diagnosed with AD/HD. (MKA)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior, Conceptual Tempo, Creativity, Hyperactivity, Personality Traits

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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