My ADHD meant I was unreliable at work but it was also my superpower - Annabel Fenwick Elliott

Telegraph - OPINION: This neurological condition can be both a handicap and a blessing.

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We’re taking a look back at some of our favourite and most popular Lifestyle stories of 2024 , giving you a chance to catch up on some of the great reading you might have missed this year. In this story from October, Annabel Fenwick Elliott, a UK-based freelance journalist, gives an open and honest account of how her ADHD can be both a handicap and a blessing at work. THREE KEY FACTS Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, also called ADHD and attention deficit disorder, is a chronic condition with symptoms including attention difficulty, hyperactivity and impulsiveness ADHD NZ estimates 280,000 Kiwis have the condition While more males get a diagnosis, it’s now believed the gender ratio is 1:1, according to ADHD NZ.