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ADHD Weekly—Do ADHD Symptoms Affect Your Personality?

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Have you ever wondered if your personality was a byproduct of having ADHD? Researchers have found possible relationship between ADHD symptoms and people’s personalities. We asked an expert in ADHD what he thinks about this possible relationship and this is what he told us. Read "Do ADHD Symptoms Affect Your Personality?" at bit.ly/nrcsymptomspersonality to find out what he told us.

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Yes I like me at last I'm 53

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I believe that ADHD symptoms must affect your personality because the brain's wiring is different, so problem solving is different than non-ADHD people. It can be a positive thing because it teaches you think outside the box to solve issues.

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