Celebrities prove that anyone suffering from ADHD can win at anything they put their mind to. It may not always be easy to climb the uphill battle, which is ADHD; but you will be surprised to learn that some of the most renowned celebrities have struggled with ADHD, and won.
People with ADHD are creative, inventive, spontaneous, and gifted in many areas. Famous inventor Thomas Edison was believed to have suffered from ADHD, and he is considered to be the greatest inventor of all time, with 1093 patents. Albert Einstein, considered to be one of the best minds in history, didn't speak until he was four years old.
There are a number of well known athletes suffering from ADHD. Terry Bradshaw was the first quarterback to ever win four Superbowls. He was quoted as saying, "I may be dumb, but I am not stupid." Pete Rose revealed in his book: My Prison Without Bars, his struggle with ADHD, and how it played a huge role in his gambling addiction. Michael Phelps was a fidgety child who was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of nine. Behavioral therapy and medication played an integral part of his treatment that helped him go on to become an olympic swimming sensation.
Well known actors Woody Harrelson, Jim Carey, Christopher Knight, Tom Cruise, Bill Cosby, Henry Winkler, Ann Bancroft, Lindsay Wagner, and James Stewart are all known to suffer from ADHD; proving you can conquer ADHD and take back your life.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." - Henry David Thoreau
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