Wally Day wrote:

>Now that you mention it, I recall reading an article a
>couple of years ago in which the author suggested that
>various traits we now associate with ADHD may have
>been a 'plus' in a hunter-gatherer society. The
>shortened attention span, the quick 'switch' from
>thought to thought, the reactionary behavior, and my
>favorite, the occasional 'hyper-focus' traits would
>all tend to favor the hunter, but might have also
>improved the gatherer's 'job'. ADHD would not have
>been much of a liability until agriculture arrived on
>the scene and people were expected to participate in
>mundane, monotonous activities all day. And of course
>it is much more noticeable in today's world when the
>ADHD individual is expected to handle not only mundane
>activities but also be able to organize a ton of
>unrelated bits of data every day.

That's very helpful.  I have ADD (no H), and while paleo helps
with its more grievous symptoms, it doesn't cure it.  I've always
wished for a niche in which my particular brain chemistry would
be useful---someplace I would feel was a unique fit.  Rather like
that wonderful scene from "Willow," that otherwise awful 1988 Val
Kilmer movie, in which all the little people lived in a perfect-
sized village, with all implements, animals, houses, etc. scaled
to their size and shape, and where "normal-sized" humans were
freaks by comparison.  I've always wanted to know what we ADDers
were "meant" for, and perhaps you've given me a clue.

.:. Craig