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Imagine an employee who is bright, fun and energetic. Someone who is empathetic while being open and unsecretive. A person who doesn’t harbour resentment. Someone who is a natural networker, who works hard for approval and responds to positive feedback with enthusiasm and loyalty. Ideal, right? Let’s go further. What if this colleague is inventive and can think outside the box? Perceptually acute and able to see past the surface to the core issues. Moreover, what if this person is cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary, with knowledge about a wide range of areas and the willingness to take risks to make ideas happen? Extraordinary, right? Someone like billionaire entrepreneur/ adventurer Richard Branson. Or JetBlue founder David Neeleman. Or the visionary philanthropist who created Kinko’s, Paul Orfalea. Someone who has adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Just like ABSTRACT Richard Branson, David Neeleman and Paul Orfalea – what do these entrepreneurs have in common, other than wealth? They have a disorder that affects about one in 25 adults in North America – Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. In this article, comedian and TV producer Rick Green outlines some of the history and costs of the disorder, and shares with us first-hand insight into the struggles – and rewards – this disorder can present. Welcome to Our World