Attention-deficit disorders may be the spark behind creative geniuses such as Byron, Picasso and even Kurt Cobain, claims a psychiatrist.
Professor Michael Fitzgerald believes people with ADHD have the ability to "hyper-focus" on things of interest.
The Trinity College Dublin
academic said lives of high achievers such as Jules Verne and Mark Twain seemed to suggest the disorder.
However, a psychologist said only mild ADHD could possibly offer a benefit.
ADHD is generally regarded as a disadvantage in life, with its characteristic traits of inattentiveness leading to problems at school and home. - bbc
However, Professor Fitzgerald told the annual meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatry's Faculty of Academic Psychiatry that it could actually prove an advantage.
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