What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing the disorder could transform educationImpulsivity and racing thoughts are often associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but what if they could be reframed as a kind of restless curiosity? Researcher Anne-Laure Le Cunff, based at King’s College London, is on a mission to find out. Her ever-questioning mind later propelled her into a scientific career, but it was only three years ago that she was diagnosed with ADHD. The discovery pushed her to investigate what she calls ‘hypercuriosity’ – “an intensified impulsive desire to know and explore”.