Another thought about ADD&#x2F;ADHD in the olden days.<p>I&#x27;m inclined to doubt that these traits could have been a serious handicap in earlier times if we didn&#x27;t really notice this as a template of behavior until recently.<p>People have talked about other kinds of mental disorders, not necessarily using modern names, for a long time. I don&#x27;t know of any anachronistic terms that mean the same thing as what we mean by ADHD today, or older sources that made much recognition of ADHD symptoms at all.<p>Happy to be corrected here.