"publishing it, Archer asked a colleague to conduct a psychiatric diagnostic on him. "She said, 'you're off the charts for ADHD,' and I go, 'Yeah, I know, I just wanted validation'," he says. In 2015, Archer published a follow-up book, The ADHD Advantage, focusing on some of the more positive attributes of his condition. In it, he profiled high achievers with ADHD, including the most successful athlete in Olympics history, Michael Phelps, comedian, actor and television host Howie Mandel, and Jet Blue founder David Neeleman."
"Archer's research ultimately led him to a hypothesis that has yet to be proven in a clinical study: That ADHD-and all psychiatric diagnoses, for that matter-exists on a continuum, which he plots on a 10-point scale. Those who score four and below might not even know they have the condition, those who score nine or higher are likely to struggle in everyday life and may require medication."
A clinical psychiatrist received a diagnostic indicating very high ADHD symptoms and later emphasized positive attributes associated with the condition, profiling high achievers such as Michael Phelps, Howie Mandel, and David Neeleman. ADHD is hypothesized to exist on a ten-point continuum: scores four and below may go unnoticed, scores nine and above commonly impair daily functioning and often necessitate medication, and scores between five and eight frequently combine domain-specific struggles with distinct advantages. Individuals in the mid-range can achieve high performance in some areas while simultaneously experiencing difficulties in others.
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