As a few of my readers are conscious, I don’t classify ADHD as a superpower. I stand by my earlier claims about that. Nonetheless, what whether it is? What can be the implications of that? Let’s think about what can be true if ADHD was an excellent energy. In spite of everything, many on the market declare it’s. How can we respect them and dialogue with them if we can not absolutely think about their opinion? Let’s discover superpowers, what they’re, who has them, and the way they’re used. Then let’s take a look at what if ADHD is a superpower.
How are we defining superpowers? When individuals declare ADHD is a superpower, they hardly ever outline what they imply by superpower. In my thoughts, superpowers are skills which might be past what’s ordinarily potential for the typical particular person. This implies they will do nice issues, issues that most individuals can not do.
Once I consider individuals with superpowers, the primary particular person I consider is Superman. He’s also known as a boy scout by others within the DC universe for his dedication to doing the suitable factor. He’s held up as a shining instance of what it means to be a hero. (We’re ignoring all the instances he has gone rogue.) Superpowers aren’t restricted to Superman. Different heroes, similar to Inexperienced Lantern, have them. We see that powers aren’t restricted to at least one particular person or one circumstances. However, it looks as if most heroes with powers had been chosen for the responsibility of defending the universe. Superman was despatched by his father from Krypton to Earth. Inexperienced Lantern’s ring selected him. Nonetheless, some obtained their powers by chance. Take the Flash for instance. Barry Allen didn’t select to be imbued with the velocity pressure, however he, as an alternative, obtained his powers by chance. So, heroes are chosen or by accident given their powers. But, superheroes aren’t the one ones with powers.
Supervillains even have powers. Sure, they misuse their powers, however they’ve powers. We take a look at Common Zod and his powers. Bane is one other villain with powers. They don’t use their powers for good, although. They create mayhem and ache by way of their use of powers.
So, between individuals chosen, individuals who obtained their powers by accident, individuals who use their powers for good, and individuals who use their powers selfishly, we see that anybody can have powers and use them in any means.
As talked about above, superpowers can be utilized for good or ailing. Even heroes misuse their powers once in a while. Superman has gone rogue and tried to take over the world. Even when attempting to do good with their powers, some heroes could cause issues. For instance, within the film Man of Metal, Superman, whereas attempting to cease Common Zod, destroys a great portion of Metropolis. Briefly, there was collateral harm on account of using superpowers. They can be utilized to do good or evil, however there are unintended uncomfortable side effects when powers are used. Furthermore, most superhero or supervillain origin tales characteristic a time period the place the person with powers has to discover ways to use their powers. In doing so, many various accidents happen.
After we think about every part I’ve stated to this point, we discover that having energy doesn’t essentially make you a great particular person or that your skills make you do nice issues. When you be taught to harness your powers, you might have a selection. How will you employ your powers? Will you make the world a greater place, or will you employ your powers selfishly? So, ADHD, then, can be utilized nicely or misused. If it’s a superpower, it helps you do issues, however are they the issues that may assist the world? Is ADHD a constructive energy? It might be, relying on how you employ it. Nonetheless, the potential for it to be misused is there. It takes care and nurturing to show it right into a useful superpower.
I don’t suppose it’s a superpower. I don’t need my accomplishments to be credited to one thing I didn’t select to have. I need my accomplishments to be credited to me and my exhausting work. ADHD is part of me; it doesn’t outline me. I’m not ADHD Man. I’m Alex.
Nonetheless, if it helps so that you can consider ADHD as a superpower, I’m not going to cease you. If it helps you contextualize what ADHD is, nice. Go forward. Simply know that superpowers can be utilized for good or evil and that using superpowers comes with uncomfortable side effects and unintended penalties.
