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It looks like from the Article that Metchnikoff had ADHD. According to the article He had a "preternatural ability to connect dots where nobody saw dots at all"
by uxhacker 11y ago
It looks like from the Article that Metchnikoff had ADHD. According to the article He had a "preternatural ability to connect dots where nobody saw dots at all", and “he was in constant motion, always wanting to see, taste, and try everything, from studying how his father played card games to learning to sew and embroider with the maids."
How hard is to look back at great discoveries and try to identify if the discoverer or inventor had ADHD? It would be an interesting piece of research to try to work out what copping mechanisms these great ADHD'er used to ship the the product or spread the discovery. One of the issues with ADHD is the lack of ability to finish things.
- casion 11y agoIt doesn't sound like ADHD to me at all from that blurb. It sounds more like a very curious person. When you have ADHD, your change in interests are measured in terms of minutes, not in terms of 'topics'. The article also doesn't mention any other common symptoms of ADHD like fidgeting, inattentiveness, being easily distracted, signs of poor impulse control or... really anything! Characterizing ADHD as simply being curious or having a lot of interests is like characterizing OCD as being mildly annoyed when things are out of line.
- joslin01 11y agoI think you're overstating these two sentences. He was clearly very curious, but that does not mean he had ADHD. I mildly agree with your sentiment insofar as it would be interesting who did or didn't have ADHD, but don't you think it's a bit trivial? Furthermore, I believe it sets a poor precedent for all the people that tell themselves they have ADHD when really they just need to improve their self-discipline. Sure, there are people out there who have a lot of difficulty focusing, but no, I do not believe it's as rampant as we like to tell ourselves.