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People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity

Researching ADHD as a condition with benefits as well as deficits could help shift stigma

An abstract drawing of a brain made of colorful comic speaking bubbles filled with symbols and arrows to illustrate how patterns in ADHD might link to curiosity.

The thought process of people with ADHD can look like a messy mind map (illustrated). More than struggles with focus, the map could indicate a very curious mind, one researcher suggests.

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By Sujata Gupta

Anne-Laure Le Cunff was something of a wild child.