ADDing Up

It is well known that ADD/ADHD runs in families (in some opinions ADD is the 2^nd most inherited trait, next to height). Consider these findings:

• If one sibling of a pair of identical twins (who share identical genes) has ADD, the other has 81% chance of having it. This number drops to only 29% for non-identical, or fraternal, twins.
• If one parent has ADD, the child has 60% chance of having it as well. If both parents have ADD, the probability goes up to 85-90%.
• Parents of ADD kids are 24 times as likely to have ADD themselves.

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What is a “mental disorder”? Where is the line that separates an inconsistent personality, maybe a creative genius who is also socially awkward, from a clinical condition that may need medical intervention?
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You do not live for 40+ years without knowing a thing or two about your own self. So, when few months ago my psychiatrist told me, after several hour-long sessions of mostly me talking and him listening, that I have been living my entire life with ADD, it merely confirmed what I had suspected for some time.
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