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Community over society. It's true, there are some unique things to the ADHD mind that can *potentially* work out in ones favor. The tendency of the mind too wander can contribute to out of the box thinking. But you gotta also have resources (education, etc) and rewards -however those might...

Depression plus add, or paranoia plus add, anxiety plus add -a whole lot of bad mixers could be come up with, and none of them are gonna turn anyone into a mad scientist. Oh shit, another crazy thing I came across is that people with ADD can focus better when under stress, and unbeknownst to...

Maybe Geek is a better word, than eccentric, for what you're describing. I wish I was a geek. I'm way to unmotivated to qualify.

I imagine you mean unconventional interests besides the way we travel. Like, I see you're into botany.

Do have something more specific in mind with "eccentric"? Cause the dictionary just says unconventional or strange. That's everyone on this site. Idk what percentage of us have ADHD, but 100% of us could be called eccentric. So, Idk, if you wanna tell us what you mean by eccentric, that might...

But to answer the other parts of your question, no I wasn't mischievous in school. I was homeschooled, and very well behaved. No, I wouldn't call myself eccentric.

For some people ADHD manifests outwardly, whereas for others it's more mental. (Sometimes called ADD, though there's no official diagnosis with that name) As in, the mental state is hyperactive, while also being unfocussed. My sister was diagnosed, and I likely have it as well. Sometimes...