Very interesting article. My daughter was identified as gifted and scored in the 99% on the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. She has been diagnosed as ADHD in the past, but now carries an Asperger's diagnosis. She is a composer, author and at times an artist. She amazes me with what she can do at times. I did medicate her for a time while she was diagnosed with ADHD, and I can tell you, it was like the lights went out. She was dull, lifeless, and it seemed her inner "spark" was gone. She stopped writing her stories. For her, medication handicapped her in a way and took away the best part of her. I don't have a good explanation for this, but could be because she didn't actually have ADHD neurologically. It would be interesting to get some comments from a parent that had a creatively gifted child with ADD/ADHD to see if they noted a difference on meds? I wonder if the coping mechanisms they develop from poor executive functioning in some way give them creative super powers, almost like the blind person who develops super hearing? Nice article, thanks for sharing!
