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ADD May Carry the Gifts of Intuition

ADD/ADHD is a neurological disorder According to the National Institute of Health, between 3% and 5% of the population in this country are affected by ADD/ADHD The major symptoms of the disorder are distractibility, forgetfulness, inability to concentrate, poor attention span and impulsiveness

Persons with ADD frequently are highly intuitive What is intuition? First of all, it's not ESP, and it's not instinct, although the word intuition has historically been used that way It's an extremely important and powerful form of non-linear intelligence, useful for deciphering patterns from chaotic situations

Intuition is a form of subconscious intelligence, possibly used by the right brain to discern complex patterns and relationships It is highly underrated All small children learn primarily through intuition, and at an extremely fast pace They also have short attention spans, are impulsive, and fidget a lot; sound familiar?

For example, small children learn to speak complex sentences through "absorption," without having any understanding of grammar Imagine if you had to teach every child language by explaining to them that each sentence must have a noun You don't, because their subconscious biological computer called intuition has already figured that out, without the child's conscious knowledge

Music is also learned intuitively People cannot usually explain that the pattern of first, third and fifth notes on the scale, have a pleasing sound to their ears because of the mathematical relationship of vibration wavelengths However, our subconscious intelligence knows these relationships Multiple studies have shown that young children given intense music lessons have sudden increases in their mathematical abilities

Intuitive people lose detail, but more often get the big picture They are also good at coming up with ideas, concepts, and relationships that others miss Hallowell says that ADDers are highly intuitive and have "flashes of brilliance"

Left Brain vs Right Brain

Both ADDers and highly creative individuals are thought to have differences in the left brain vs right brain relationship

Right Brain Traits:

Intuitive: Follows hunches, or feelings, takes leaps of logic

Nontemporal: having little or no awareness of time

Random: arranges events and actions haphazardly

Causal and Informal: deals with information on basis of need or interest at the time

Concrete: relates to things as they are commonly known or understood Explicit, precise

Holistic: sees whole things all at one, overall patterns Leading to divergent ideas

Visual: uses imagery, responds to pictures, colors, shapes

Nonverbal: responds to tones, music, body language, touch

Visio-spatial: uses intuition to estimate, perceives shapes

Responsive: listens to music

Originative: interest in ideas and theories imaginatively

Emotional: suspicious judgment until it feels or seems right

Learning: through exploration

Left Brain Traits:

Methodical: organizes information, classifies, and categorizes structures

Temporal: keeps track of time, thinks in terms of past, present, future

Sequential: arranges events and actions in consecutive succession

Linear: thinks in terms of sequence, one thought directly following another Leads to convergent conclusions

Factual: deals with details, items, the particulars, features of a thing

Verbal: used words to name, describe, and define things

Systematic and Formal: processes information methodically, in a well-planned way

Learning: through systematic plans

I have not found anything in medical literature that says ADDers are primarily right brained What is written however, are theories about lower than normal levels of hemispheric dominance

I think that means the left brains aren't quite as dominant in ADDers as they are with "normal" people, so the right brain has a looser rein, so to speak The right brain is therefore allowed to go further, to do more This intuitive capability in those with ADD is really a gift, and should be encouraged as such

© 2005 Christopher Stewart

Christopher Stewart is a Medical Intuitive assisting others in their healing process His work is compassionate, uplifting and empowering You can visit Christopher's website at http://wwwclairvoyantguidecom for further information and to schedule a private consultation You can also look for frequent updates to his blog at: http://intuitivelivingblogspotcom/ Publisher's Guidelines: You may freely publish this article online, in email newsletters, or in print so long as the resource box and byline are in tact Author would appreciate a notification, however that is optional

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