How Brains Wired Differently Spark Innovation

When most people hear the term ADHD, they picture a child who can’t sit still or a professional who struggles to meet deadlines. For decades, the dominant narrative has painted ADHD as a deficit, a disorder to be managed or suppressed. Yet as more and more high performers with ADHD go public, their stories illustrate the ADHD strengths that drive their success.

The medical narrative largely includes tales of flunking out…