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Everyone has advantaqges and disadvantages. While ADD certainly does have advantages when not acompanied by other conditions, there are some disadvantages as well. The key is to have methods to maximize the advantages and minimize the impact of the disadvantages when organizing ones life, relationships, and careers. But then that is also true of people who don't have ADD.

Quite true, but usually, people use those methods quietly and without fanfare. they just cope. they do what they must, in order to accomplish what they can. My point is, the self-aggrandizement and touting of all of your attributes, whether grand or base, serve no useful purpose to anyone else here. Maybe it makes you feel better, but it comes off as though you need affirmation and confirmation from others that you are truly as wonderful as you seem to think you are. It borders on narcissistic, CTD, and is really quite boring.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. (Phi 2:3)
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.(Rom 12:3)

Quite true, but usually, people use those methods quietly and without fanfare. they just cope. they do what they must, in order to accomplish what they can.

It's been a while, but I think it all began when a few members of the swarm mentioned their theologial degrees as if simply hav ing a pece of paper somehow made them an authority on the Bible. I then stated the fact that some of the smartest people on a number of subjects studied those topics as an avocation rather than a vocation.

I believe I also mentioned that when one attends any particular institution, they are going to received a biased view that reflects the particular theological bent of that institution; and that one ought to keep that in mind when discussing a particular point.

Actually, I have done quite a bit of reading on psychology/psychiatry; and when I went to see a couselor after my ex left me, and reading the DSM-IV, I am clearly not a narcissist. As for your suspicions that I am somehow into self-agrandizement, I can assure you that is not the case. It is hardly self-agrandizement when one readily recognizes that one has been blessed in particlar areas and giving thanks for it. In fact, it is much healthier than one who goes around belittling themselves. How would that glorify God. I certainly have no problem recognizing gifts and abilities that God has given others which I admire. I also know how to give compliments to others and to simply say 'thankyou' when receiving them.

Something else about ADDers. We tend to know a lot about a lot of topics, because we are generally very curious and retain information well.

I hope this gives you a bit of a different perspective.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.(Rom 12:3)

There are few verses that are more misconstrued than this one. When read in context, it means something far different than when read in isolation.