I’m a glass half-full kind of girl, which is good since my brain works kind of wonky, otherwise I’d put Debbie Downer to shame. I can think of a million reasons why my brain is cool…as long as you give me three hours to come up with them all…I have a hard time deeply thinking on the spot. Or thinking on the spot. Or thinking in general sometimes. Anyway, I found this list of 151 cool ADHD superhero traits which required absolutely no thinking on my part, whatsoever! YAY! -ST
Ability to find alternate paths to overcome obstacles Able to take on large situations Adaptive/collaborative Adventurous, courageous, lives outside of boundaries Always finding alternate routes to any given location. Always willing to help others Ambitious – you want to be everything when “you grow up” Artistic Attractive personality – magnetic due to high energy Being able to see the big picture Being able to see the patterns in the chaos. Being intuitive towards others’ difficulties Broad focus – can see more, notice things more Can create order from chaos Can do many projects at once Can make people feel they are heard Can see the big picture Can talk about several things at one time Can think on my feet Career variety Center of attention Comfortable talking in front of groups Comfortable with change and chaos Compassion for others and for themselves Conceptualizes well Confidence Constantly evolving Courageous Creates connections easily Creative Creative writing Creative – musical, artistic, “dramatic” Good in a crisis Good at customer relations Dedicated Detail-oriented Determined to gain more control Eager to make friends Eager to try new things Empathetic, sensitive Energetic Entrepreneurial Excellent organizers using journals and reminders (notes etc.) Flexible – changes as the situation requires Fun guy/gal to be around Goal-oriented Good at conceptualizing Good at motivating self and others Good at multitasking Good at problem solving Good at public speaking Good at understanding others/mind reading – empathetic Good conversationalist Good delegator and good at organizing others Good in emergency situations Good listener Good looking and aware of it Good people skills Good self esteem, energetic Great brain-stormer Great multitasker Great self-company Great sense of humour Great storyteller Great with kids (central figure around kids) Hands-on workers Hard worker Has friendly relations with their family Has the gift of gab Helpful Helps others who are also in trouble High energy – go, go, go Humour, very healthy, quick picking up ideas Hyper focus !! Hypersensitive – very empathetic and good at non-verbal communications Idea generator Imaginative Impulsive (in a good way) not afraid to act Initiators Intelligent Intuitive It’s ok to not finish everything Learning as much as I can to help children and others with adhd Less sleep is good (midnight to 6 am) Like to talk a lot Likes learning new things Look at multidimensional sides to a situation Lots of interests Loves to cook and be creative Magnetic Master idea generator Mentoring others/helpful Mentoring people with low self esteem Modesty Move on fast – never hold a grudge Multitasks well Never bored and rarely boring Never intimidated to try new things Non-linear, multi-dimensional/edge of chaos Not afraid to speak mind Not contained by boundaries. On stage and ready Optimistic Outgoing Passionate Persistent Philosophical Holistic thinking Playful Pragmatic Problem solver Profound Quick thinking Quick witted Relates to people easily Resistant Resourceful Saves money in the short term by forgetting to file tax returns See and remember details – recount them later Sees the big picture Socially adaptive and flexible. Spontaneous Stabilizer during difficult situations Stable Successful Takes initiative Tenacious Theoretical Think outside the box Thinks 2 meters ahead of the world Thinks big, dreams big Thorough Tolerant Unconventional Unlimited energy Unorthodox Versatile Very creative, able to generate a lot of ideas Very hard working to compensate – workaholic Very intuitive Very resourceful Very successful Visionary Visual learner Willing to explore Willing to take risks Willingness to help others Witty Won’t tolerate boredom Works well under pressure Worldly