Imagine a world where everyone thought the same, worked the same, processed the same, created the same.Pretty bleak, right?No jazz. No breakthroughs. No wild ideas that change everything. Just… beige. Now imagine the actual world — the one shaped by diverse, multidimensional thinkers.The problem‑solvers.The pattern‑spotters.The creative designers.The entrepreneurs who build something out of nothing.The people who can see ten steps ahead while everyone else is still reading the instructions. If everyone thought the same, no spark. No invention. No wild ideas - life would be pretty dull. Most of the world’s problem‑solvers, creatives, and entrepreneurs?They’re wired a bit differently — just like us. That’s why I love the term VAST — Variable Attention Stimulus Trait, coined by Dr. Edward Hallowell and Dr. John Ratey, It describes the same wiring as ADHD, but without the “deficit” and “disorder” labels that never fit our lived experience. A VAST brain lights up with meaning, urgency, curiosity, connection. It's dynamic. It's multidimensional, It's built for creativity and innovation — not beige conformity. Here’s the part most of us were never told growing up:A huge number of those innovators have what we call VAST — Variable Attention Stimulus Traits. And honestly… doesn’t that feel so much truer than “ADHD”? No “deficit”.No “disorder”.Just a brain that responds to meaning, interest, urgency, connection, and spark. When we reframe ADHD as VAST, something shifts.Shame drops.Possibility opens.And suddenly, the traits we were told were “too much” or “not enough” start looking a lot like superpowers. Because the world doesn’t move forward because of “normal”.It moves forward because of the beautifully wired, the differently tuned, the wildly imaginative. So if you’ve ever felt “too scattered”, “too intense”, “too sensitive”, “too distracted”, or “too everything”…Maybe you’re not too anything.Maybe you’re VAST. And maybe that’s exactly what the world needs more of - People like you and me🦓

I have been on here for a few weeks and realised that I don’t think I introduced myself! I am Linda, a full time carer for my husband who has ME and autism, 2 daughters, one of which has adhd and the other has audhd so we are a mixed bunch of people with different needs. I also care for my 87 year old dad who is quite independent but since lock down I have been doing the shopping etc for him. My mum passed away 2 years ago which was a shock and so I am trying to deal with that as well. After finishing school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do , so I just went into being a secretary, which I hated. Then Some years ago I had an NLP session and this really opened my eyes to my passion, which was genealogy. I have been researching my family tree for over 30 years now and it is something I love to do. Also my big love is animals, I have always felt comfortable with them and wish I would have known this when I left school as I could have built a great business by now. Since my mum passed I have found a new hobby… ok this one may freak some of you out but…. I go to cemeteries and clean up the headstones, take photos of them and then put them on BillionGraves website. This really helps people around the world find their ancestors. I run my own pets food bank, which helps many people who are struggling to feed their pets. There is a huge need for this in many places and I just ask people in the local community to give me things that their pets won’t eat anymore. Ok sorry to ramble on, can’t help it… if anyone wants a chat or anything really, please feel free to message me