From Dory to Percy and beyond, meet our 10 favorite film characters — the ones who taught us something important about living, loving and following your ADHD passions. For your next movie night. What would you add to our list?
As you know, attention deficit disorder comes with its fair share of superpowers: creativity, hyperfocus, and determination are just a few. One less-celebrated gift, though, is the ability to spot another person with ADHD in a hot second — especially if he or she is up in lights. We don't need an overt ADHD diagnosis; we can tell in one colorful monologue or manic action sequence that we've found a kindred spirit.
Dory, from the movie Finding Nemo, is a great character with remembering things, with is a common problem among kids and adults with ADHD— a common problem among children and adults with ADHD. She can’t remember names, places, or the fish she meets — until she develops structure through a close relationship with the tightly wound clownfish Marlin.
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