ADHD-A Hunter’s Mind in a Farmer's World
One of the ways to conceptualize the difficulties of being ADHD in a neurotypical world is the Farmer/Hunter dichotomy espoused by Thomas Hartman. He says ADHD minds can be thought of as hunter’s minds needing to be constantly,alert responding rapidly and needing to forget old information to increase readiness for the next situation. The hunter is also constantly on the move. The problem comes when the world becomes a farmer’s world, a place in which you stay in one place. You need to be patient and pay close attention. Also farmers tend to take over the world and drive the hunters out. We…
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