they need to rename this neurological disorder it’s symptoms aren’t being recognized too often the h part is being emphasized way too much the other symptoms are far more severe and have a far more negative consequence on our lives people who hear the name just think of behavioral issues not how it truly causes difficulties in how we approach everything in life the time blindness for instance can have a huge negative effect there also needs to be seen how connected adhd can be to aspergersautism if you have one condition almost as frequently you can have both and in both conditions the comorbids are often the same there is thought to be something like two to three hundred genes involved in autism many of those same genes are likely shared with adhd and also a rather astounding number of comorbids dyslexia is a comorbid ehler danlos syndrome and dozens of others are also thought to be there is much yet to be learned about all of these many conditions especially the more positive affects they can also have on our thinking not just the negative the amount of high intelligence creativity artistic musical mathematical and scientific knowledge the thinking outside the box and true talents they might possess can have an tremendous positive impact in the world if this were being recognized encouraged and educated for in both children and adults how much more might they share their gifts with us with the world instead of rotting in prison cells or in our parent’s houses and basements we have something to contribute to our world they should be working to help us to begin recognizing our own unique gifts and helping to accommodate our differences to better fit into our world our education system here there and everywhere else needs to not just be repaired but to be entirely recreated to acknowledge our different learning styles and to encourage everyone’s gifts and talents the strengths they possess whatever those might be