Dr. Sabet's

Anthropologists tell us some of our common ancestors migrated out of Africa about 100,000 years ago.  This migration never stopped, giving rise to the diversity of the human family we see today.  Who were these early risk-takers and what characteristics did they have?  Were they restless and intuitive?  Were they outcasts that the mainstream culture did not [...]

I have addressed some of the benefits of growing into adulthood with ADD symptoms.  These benefits can be looked at as either the adaptive responses that an individual develops in response to a handicap or inherent benefits of the neuropsychological organization we collectively refer to as ADD.  At times it is impossible to tell the two [...]

this is a very interesting question that comes up frequently. many characteristics that I have seen accompany the core symptoms of ADHD in adults are actually quite adaptive and beneficial. some of these include: 1. intuitiveness. 2. kind heartedness 3. creativity 4.openness to new ideas 5. youthfulness and flexibility 6. enjoyment of exercise and physical [...]