The Asset

The Asset: Your Success Gene and the Myth of ADD, a brand new book authored by Carol Gignoux, M.Ed., explores the ground-breaking concept that people diagnosed with ADD (attention deficit disorder) or ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) possess special, unique and often amazing abilities.  The book, being released chapter by chapter, is an exploration of how people with ADD / ADHD are different, and how these differences are an asset, not a deficit to their loved ones, co-workers, and society as a whole.  After all, inventors, scientists and famous artists such as Einstein, Picasso, John F. Kennedy, Leonardo da Vinci, and Mozart all have made global contributions to humanity. And all were diagnosed with ADD.

Carol has coined the new term “rAfters,” to represent the special skills and unique abilities possessed by those with ADD / ADHD. “Rapid-fire Thinkers” have changed the world as we know it.  For every idea that a non-rapid fire thinker has, a rAfter has ten. The law of averages makes this a winning situation as long as the rAfter has the tools to monitor, discern and understand their idea flow.

The Asset: Your Success Gene and the Myth of ADD, is based on Carol’s learning and experiences working with “rAfters” over the last 30 years.  She also draws on her own her own life, having grown up with ADD herself. Carol brings a unique perspective and first-hand experience to this personal, and often touching, story.

As the founder and CEO of ADD Insights, LLC, Carol’s passion is to provide services that transform the lives of people with ADHD.

Carol Gignoux is well established as an expert within the ADHD coaching, consulting and training profession with over 35 years experience working with ADHD and over 16 years as a professional coach. Carol specializes in working with both teens and adults, with or without an ADHD diagnosis, who want to see better results in their academic, professional and personal life. In addition to being owner and CEO of ADD Insights, LLC, she worked with the Hallowell Center for over 9 years.

Please join Carol in her exceptional journey as she writes from the heart, chapter by chapter, her experiences and observations.  She offers concrete tips and tools that “rAfters” can draw upon to change their ADD/ADHD from a deficit into an asset!

ADD and Creative Solutions

We need new ways of thinking, innovative ideas and solutions. We also know this to be the special territory of those with the ADD “super-evolved” brain type.

ADD and Self-Acceptance

Not so long ago I discovered the key to happiness and fulfillment to be self-acceptance and self-compassion. I think these ideas are something most of us would agree with,  yet do not sufficiently practice in our lives.  For a person with ADD, feeling good about themselves can be especially challenging.

The Need to Educate Organizations and Employees about ADHD

The next chapter in my book is about “ADHD in the Workplace”. This will be one of my favorites because of how important it is to me that both employees and managers understand how to structure work environments to suit the needs of all workers no matter what their operating style or brain type.