Earler in the discussion board postings, I mentioned that society tended to attribute creative qualities to the mentally ill because they wanted to shed some light on their unfortunate condition, and explain that there may be some good to come out of their madness.
I believe that people with less severe mental disorders have a greater capacity to imagine far-reaching creative possibliliites than people who strictly rationalize all the time. Take ADHD for example. There is faction of people whom wish to see the end of prescription drugs that treat ADHD because they believe that they interfere with the god-given greative genious that comes with the disorder. This is an interesting notion, but we must be careful not to generalize. I have ADHD, and I take Adderall to treat it. Some days I forget to take my adderall, and my friends can tell the difference. Does this mean that I am more creative when I do not take the drug? I certainly do not think so, but it is something interesting to study further, possibly for my inquiry project.
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I do not think that you can categorize people with ADHD as "creative geniuses". Although there are probably many people with ADHD who are, there re also a lot of people who are not. Unless there is some kind of study backing that information up, it seems a little far fetched. If there is, I would like to know an explanation as to why people with ADHD tend to be more creative.
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