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This is an edited version of this programme.

For many years ADHD was dismissed by sceptics as a dubious condition. Later, when it achieved recognition, if not acceptance, the focus was very much on the negative impact it had on the lives of people it affected and their close ones.

As Saeedeh Hashemi - herself diagnosed with ADHD - will show, there is now increasing understanding that living with the condition also brings positives.

Saeedeh will meet others who, for all the downsides of the disorder, feel that life without it would be like 鈥渓iving cramped within a frame鈥� and who would not give it up as it has fundamentally shaped their personalities.

She will also talk to top medical professionals to hear how they are seeking to recognise the positive potential of ADHD and what innovative ways of treating the condition they鈥檙e suggesting.

The modern working environment has shifted and employers are finally embracing neurodiversity as a vital tool in building effective teams. Saeedeh will explore what it actually means, how the thinking about workflow, work space and teamwork reflects the needs of people with the condition and allows them to grow to the best of their potential and to the benefit of business.

The programme, of course, certainly won鈥檛 suggest that ADHD is entirely a gift. It will, however, seek to emphasise that alongside negatives come strengths and qualities that can help propel individuals to enormous personal success, and how society and businesses are beginning to see it as an opportunity rather than a disadvantage.

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