Positive Qualities of ADD

• We are intelligent and highly motivated by intellectual challenges.
• We are creative and highly imaginative, and can express ourselves in unique ways.
• We have high energy and meet challenges with enthusiasm.
• We are intuitive and can easily sense the needs and feelings of others.
• We are resourceful, and can devise ways and means to accomplish things.
• We are warmhearted and enjoy doing things for others.
• We are humorous and have an ability to make others laugh.
• We are hardworking and have a never-say-die approach to life.
• We are willing to take risks and see risk-taking as a form of excitement.
• We are loyal, honest, and trustworthy.
• We are flexible, and adapt easily to change.
• We are change-agents, and like the intrigue involved in change.
• We are productive and effective if we like what we are doing.
• We are forgiving, and rarely hold grudges.
• We are good observers of the world around us, and are able to find quick solutions to complicated situations.

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