Hyperfocus: The other side of adult ADHD
Writers, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders of all types know that intense focus that happens when you're "in the zone": You're feeling empowered, productive, and engaged. Psychologists might call this flow, the experience of zeroing in so closely on some activity that you lose yourself in it. And this immersive state, as it turns out, also happens to be something that some adults with ADHD commonly experience.
Other Articles in this Edition
Do ADHD Medicines Boost Substance Abuse Risk?
Nearly Half of Women with ADHD Mull Suicide
Hyperfocus: The other side of adult ADHD
ADHD: Are off-label atypical antipsychotics appropriate?
Adult-Onset ADHD Not a Continuation of Childhood Disorder?