Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Creativity--What Is the Connection?.

Cramond, Bonnie

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ERIC Number: EJ491100

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Creativity--What Is the Connection?

Cramond, Bonnie

Journal of Creative Behavior, v28 n3 p193-210 1994

This article describes the historical conceptualization of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the similarities between the behavioral manifestations of ADHD and creativity, some speculations about their common etiology, some illustrative case studies, and practical implications of mistaking one for the other. (JDD)

Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Creativity, Etiology, Hyperactivity, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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