Ethan Draddy -- ADHD

At number four on our list is Ethan the adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder poster child.

As you get to know Ethan you’ll start to notice that he has difficulty concentrating.  He is addicted to his cell phone and normally is texting, twitting or playing with it.  He is impulsive – moving from one project to the next.  He likes to be on the go, attending meetings, visiting with board members and community leaders.  He has relationship problems with his staff.  If the economy was in better shape, he would be on his third rotation of staff members since 2008. He can be happy one movement and ready to fire people the next.  There is little capacity to tolerate frustration.  You’ll rarely see a written plan of how Ethan wants something done.  Organization of his plans is for other people to think about.  If you question him on any of the above he’ll question your value to the organization, because the organization is Ethan Draddy 24/7.

So we have:

·         Difficulty concentrating

·         Impulsiveness

·         Low frustration tolerance

·         Low self-esteem

·         Mood swings

·         Poor organization skills

·         Relationship problems

·         Addiction

All the above are symptoms of adult ADHD.  Why is Ethan the poster child for adult ADHD?  Because only in professional Scouting could someone like Ethan make it big.  You might say that someone with adult ADHD is a perfect fit for the modern professional Scouter.