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In his controversial book The Singularity is Near, Ray Kurzweil speaks of a time in the very near future when human intelligence will be amplified by thousands of times current abilities with artificial implants. Although these super humans will far outpace those without implants, Kurzweil admits that average humans will exponentially evolve their cognitive ability naturally in an attempt to keep pace. We may be seeing signs of this evolution now, where increasing numbers of children are being labeled with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
What if this "disorder" was actually an adaptive measure to the "information age" to help children organize and process large sums of information quickly without obsessing on meaningless details? A new research study seems to suggest that this may be the case. The study concluded that children who have wandering minds may indeed have sharper problem solving abilities and better multi-tasking skills.
From the Telegraph:
Daniel Levinson, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States, said that those with higher working memory capacity reported 'more mind wandering during these simple tasks', but their performance did not suffer.
The results, published online in the journal Psychological Science, appear to confirm previous research that found working memory allows humans to juggle multiple thoughts simultaneously.
Dr Jonathan Smallwood, of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science in Leipzig, Germany, said: 'What this study seems to suggest is that, when circumstances for the task aren’t very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources deploy them to think about things other than what they’re doing.'
Though the study wasn't specifically designed for people diagnosed with ADHD, its primary symptom of "wandering minds" and inability to concentrate for long periods of time was the focus of the study.
In our increasingly outdated society that appears to value monotonous focus on narrow tasks, ADHD is viewed and treated as a disorder. In fact, some public school officials have attempted to force students diagnosed with ADHD to submit to being medicated so that they can sit through eight hours of excruciatingly boring memorization of meaningless details.
There are many recognized benefits to those labeled with ADHD. Here are just some of those beneficial characteristics:
- Ability to find alternate paths to overcome obstacles
- Able to take on large situations
- Adaptive/collaborative
- Adventurous, courageous, lives outside of boundaries
- Always finding alternate routes to any given location.
- Always willing to help others
- Ambitious - you want to be everything when "you grow up"
- Artistic
- Attractive personality - magnetic due to high energy
- Being able to see the big picture
- Being able to see the patterns in the chaos
- Being intuitive towards others' difficulties
- Broad focus - can see more, notice things more
- Can create order from chaos
- Can do many projects at once
- Can make people feel they are heard
- Can see the big picture
- Can talk about several things at one time
- Can think on my feet
- Career variety
- Center of attention
- Comfortable talking in front of groups
- Comfortable with change and chaos
- Compassion for others and for themselves
- Conceptualizes well
- Confidence
- Constantly evolving
- Courageous
- Creates connections easily
- Creative
- Creative writing
- Creative - musical, artistic, "dramatic"
- Good in a crisis
- Good at customer relations
- Dedicated
- Detail-oriented
- Determined to gain more control
- Eager to make friends
- Eager to try new things
- Empathetic, sensitive
- Energetic
- Entrepreneurial
- Excellent organizers using journals and reminders (notes etc.)
- Flexible - changes as the situation requires
- Fun guy to be around
- Goal-oriented
- Good at conceptualizing
- Good at motivating self and others
- Good at multitasking
- Good at problem solving
- Good at public speaking (See the full list HERE)
It seems that a more responsible society should recognize special abilities and learn to harness and direct them to reach their full potential instead of suppressing them with drugs. Regardless, adaptation to our environment is natural and cannot be contained.
As our information environment becomes saturated to the point where minor details are irrelevant to the big picture, those with ADHD seem to possess the modern-day "opposable thumb" that allows them to progress while left-brained, detail-obsessed, pseudo robots may appear stuck scratching symbols on caves all day.
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28 comments:
We shall be forced to accept the new change that shall OUTDATE MAN and provide GOD like powers to new torch bearers of 'the coming of the AGE'!
Yes, now when Science is offering artificial SPERM created in LAB or have BIOTECH using GENOME alter entire spectrum of HUMAN POWERS/BEHAVIOR doctored per 'Order', who would not be 'TEMPTED'?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2089146/Children-genes-parents-born-years-thanks-new-IVF-technique.html
The FUTURE OF MAN, WOMAN and MARRIAGE may be over even before we realize.......http://members.beforeitsnews.com/story/1662/406/Future_of_Woman,_Man_and_Marriage_over.html
what's up with the chaos magic symbol?
Surely you do not think that after sixty years of dumbing down the entire population,that our overlords are going to allow us implants that increase our mental capacities?They do not intend these devices to be available to the proles,for then the elite would have no advantage,these are just toys for your dreams.
More junk science from a known corporate shill, has anybody ever checked into Ray Kurzweil's military industrial background. "Singularity", is NWO jargon from the master of speech recognition apps. The Great Creation has made us into distinct individuals as to maintain the Oneness of the Void, variety is the spice of life and a built in safe guard from the dangers inherent from homogenization. We already have the mechanism for advancement as part of our make-up, open those psychic meridians that you possess via meditation, proper diet and the performance of righteous deeds. We are all Spiritual Warriors; no matter how many strange gods appear before US, Don't Believe, BE.
I've been calling my "condition" ASA = Attention Surplus Advantage for sometime now.
You really get to know the Japanese aphorism; The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
"...Although these super humans will far outpace those without implants, Kurzweil admits that average humans will exponentially evolve their cognitive ability naturally in an attempt to keep pace. We may be seeing signs of this evolution now"....LMAO, so all THEY have to do is "think" about it and we "Average" folks start to "evolve" to keep pace. what a crock! this is not science its hokus pokus B.S. shesh, and it gets worse from there.
I like this post. Interesting theory. I had pretty severe AD/HD when I was in gradeschool, and while now I'm 19, It's sort of waned a bit.
Perhaps due to maturity, I do find that the severity of it has waned a bit. However, I find myself aligning with a lot of the traits listed above.
The mind is a complex organ. I was just thinking about this the other day, if people keep multitasking activities that require a lot of thought, eventually we will be able to do them. Texting and driving sort of comes to mind. While that is certainly a risky behavior today, in the future I can certainly see text messages popping up on your dashboard or something and drivers effortlessly responding to them.
It (and many other symptoms) comes from the poisons in vaccines, food water, and air. All done on purpose to make us stupid before we all realize that Planet X is almost here and the the completely treasonous government is going to have us all exterminated in the war of Armageddon when they do their next false flag to invade Iran.
adhd is a curse not a blessing!
i have suffered with this BLESSING for 60 years. it has cost me everything i attempted to have, every school, every relationship, every job and has driven me on a nonstop drive to nowhere.
only those truly afflicted with this BLESSING know the true pain and suffering it causes not only to the sufferer but to those around him.
to all those in my 60 years i have offended, cheated, walked out on, quit on, blew up at, tossed tantrums at and all the other irritations i have caused, i truly apologize. IF YOU SUFFER FROM THIS BLESSING PLEASE GET HELP! i was diagnosed as an adult. it is too late to salvage my life but for kids they can learn and cope and not offend those they love.
Dear Anonymous,
Sorry to hear life has been so tough but the trick with ADHD is to embrace it and work with it.Everything you have described is what happens when you try to work against it.Did you know for example it is very difficult to get into the special forces without ADHD?
What about Asperger's? There is a growing number of these also, mainly affecting boys, a ratio of 9:1, male:female, I am told.
They have different characteristics from ADHD but are often considered as part of the "new species".
At last, they;re beginning to recognise that ADHDers have some tremendous skills.
As mum of a son whose ADHD has been more of a curse - *because it's always been too different* - I've long seen the huge benefits.
He's great at multitasking (trained as a chef, now owns a busy restaurant), sports, and I'd certainly want him around if we were under attack from a herd of rampaging elephants or a plague of Borg!
But he's useless at empathy etc. He's far too busy with his own thoughts/feelings/chaotic inner workings to take on anyone else's feelings and needs (over and above being saved from the attackers). His always-last-minute, utterly planless, chaos creates so much anxiety in him and thus in all around him.
It makes for very difficult relationships. So while it's good to recognise definite advantages, let's not romanticize this brain type, eh?
I would have been labeled ADHD if it existed 50 years ago. My brain was always spinning. As a teacher who has dealt with many ADHD kids, I think that if the kid has a high IQ (as I have and as other adults who are still hyper) they can use it as a asset. Also, the kid has to have motivation to use it.
Unfortunately, I see too many ADHD kids with low IQs and not much motivation to do anything.
ADHD is primarily the reaction of children to food additives such as food coloring, food preservatives and other such things. Our children had this when they were in preschool through 1st grade, but we eliminated the offending items from their diet and the returned to normal. Later they were able to eat these same additives without much of a problem.
@ Anonymous March 19, 2012 10:06 PM
I'm the mum who wrote about her restaurateur son, above.
If only his ADHD were a reaction to food additives! As a nutrition specialist, I gave my kids whole, fresh foods, and scrupulously avoided all additives. There are no food items that 'trigger' his condition. Some supplements (magnesium, omega 3 oils, vits D and B etc) seem to help calm him. Intriguingly, he's found that coffee has the opposite effect on him than this stimulant has on most people.
Added to which, my father was apparently an ADHDer - and remained hyperactive until his dying day in his mid-70s.
I'm certain that some children's bodies react in an ADHD way to food additives (what body wouldn't!), but ADHD is a lifelong brain difference, apparently with some connections to the autistic spectrum. Some have even speculated that it's the lowest rung on that particular ladder.
I believe that it's misleading to characterise ADHD as an allergic/hypersensitive reaction - and quite possibly hinders reserach and practical support/interventions for affected children and their sorely pressed families. You've no idea how I wish it were so, though!
If a person with ADHD learns how to control it and use it to it's utmost factors it is a blessing but first one must learn how to control it themselves and then put it once controlled into action. That is the entire key to being ADHD. I know I have had ADHD since childhood and have been told by some that I make them feel inferior due to I can out think them faster and more accurate in most any issue or situation by looking and thinking farther outside of the box than they can realize themselves.
Although there are numerous theorized causes of ADHD the root cause is the destruction of the internal gut bacteria by chemicals such as genetically modified soy and corn, HFCS, antibiotic use and over use, diary/meat with levels of antibiotics, pesticides etc. Restoring gut flora with Pre & Probiotics will help restore brain function, immunity and reduce ADHD. Add Omega 3 for the final brain function restoration. DO IT and see
Doc
This is a duel problem. With all the crap in the air, water, food and life stresses, people are losing it and reacting to it at the same time.
At the same time, people are being stimulated by electronically generated information.
Now, here's the kicker. Because of that, people are also being exposed to the truth far more often than the lies.
This is why the sudden laws being put into place by Obama and His Illegal Executive Orders.
This is an act of desperation. People can now see many truths at once, because through using the Internet, people now can gather mass information on concerning reality and react to such.
People have asked me if I should trust the Internet. I tell them that lies are exposed in a split second and truths build upon themselves giving them solidity. You can't hide a fart and it only last a few seconds, but you can experience fresh air and feel more alive.
So, yes people have ADHD, which gives them the ability to follow and process multiple threads on the Internet and to react as with more purpose and thought.
People now think more parallel and broad, a reflection of the way the Internet operates. Information used to travel more linear, such a newspapers, magazines, TV, films and books.
The Internet has changed all that, exposing people all over the world to mass communication and creativity.
ADHD is the result of the antibotics given animals shortly before slaughter.
I am interested with this article. I have always thought that ADHD is very destructive to an individual but as I read the article I came to realize that everything has its own advantages and disadvantages. But a disorder is still a disorder and need to be given attention and treatment.
Theres a lot of government liars on here. These problems are created by the intentional poisons put into our food, air, water, and most especially VACCINES.....all to keep us stupid about the approaching Planet X.
http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/is-adhd-evolutionary-gift-in-rapidly.html?showComment=1332229749836#c6034152834849180813
Hi, mum here again. I agree with Meg (March 21, 2012, 3:04AM): ADHD has both benefits and disadvantages. In my experience as a parent, our family experience is that ADHD can be just as destructive to the family as it is to the individual ADHDer.
I believe this is mainly because it's treated in our Western culture as a disorder. What if it's not a disorder? What if it's just another, much needed way of approaching life and its dangers?
I used to see my well-above average IQ teenager struggle with classrooms, keyboards, exams, rubrics...anything that required sitting and concentrating for any length of time: often he was labelled disruptive and put on report or detention.
I also used to see this same, healthy, strong teenager excel at all sports including team sports, reaching county level(more or less equivalent to state level in US) in some. I saw him excel at all outdoors activities, in emergencies, or where a great deal of quick, physical action or courage was needed. Indeed, I've read research that suggests that perhaps many people employed in first response services have some degree of ADHD.
Yet, our over-certificated, feminised, sedentary school system couldn't recognise my son's characteristics as valuable abilities, pathologising them instead. As a teacher myself and his mum, I can say with a good deal of certainty that had the school system been able to value a different (perhaps 'ultra-male'?) way of being a human being and provided more appropriate teaching and learning environments he would have done better - and all the rest of us would have benefited too.
Having taught other teenagers, I know that this misattribution is definitely not uncommon. It's the norm in fact. My son was perhaps more fortunate than many - he had parents who worked with his abilities out of school. He got a higher education and training and runs his own business now. Many such kids don't have parents who can work round the system.
I find it bizarre to read that there are a 'lot of government liars on here'. I can't spot them if there are! I agree that there are far too many toxins and too little attention paid to good nutrition in our Western environment.
But, on balance, it seems obvious to me that these are a) not the primary cause of ADHD although they probably don't help, and b) governments are rather more stupid and their friends rather more greedy than conspiring against us to keep us stupid! (Actually, many people with ADHD are anything but stupid!)
just what are the useless eaters spraying on us with chemtrails? what do you think the effects are on the human mind and body are?
I am all for looking for the benefits in what others may see as a disability, but your article is uninformed. Persons with ADHD most often have impaired working memory, not extra working memory as mentioned in the study, so the conclusions in the study noted above do not apply to the majority of people with ADHD. Also, numerous items in your list of beneficial characteristics of persons with ADHD are generally not accurate (i.e. detail-oriented, organized, good at making others feel heard). Plus, there is not just one type of ADHD, so some people with ADHD may be extroverted and others may be very quiet and dislike being centre of attention. It is great to look for the positive, but it should be the truth also.
I work with people of many neurological concerns through neurofeedback, chiropractic, cranial therapy, homeopathy, detoxification, etc. I can tell you this: there are many commonalities but no duplicates. What works for one does not necessarily work for all. ELF is most assuradely a contributing factor; but I believe that the whole issue of light and information via the source field is changing our DNA, thus changing how we manifest as well. To aid in concentration, reduce impulsitivity,etc, I have found nothing better that neurofeedback. Like meditation it can create and expand neuropathways and induce neuroplastic changes. This can be done without changing who we are, our personalities or our talents.
The only things changing our DNA are the poisons they put in our food, air, water, and vaccines. The GMO food mutates gut bacteria to make them produce the Bt pesticide. The chemtrails that are hiding Planet X are causing dementia, asthma, and high blood pressure. The VACCINES contain tons of mercury, SV40 (causes cancer), mutant viruses created by weapons labs (AIDS, Lyme, bird/spanish/pig flu, etc.). ALL of this is being done to make the stupid sheeple even stupider.....kinda like fattening them up for the slaughter which will happen the same day as the next false flag to invade Iran. Vladimir Putin has warned us about this for five years.
I just fort of his very idea myself, the man mad name "ADHD" is really evolution in real time! I also believe its partly genetic. By the way I'm a chef.
It's all horseshit to let the little shithead kids think that they're special. ADHD is bad lazy parenting given a medical disorder
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