Hunter vs. Farmer

Something I find very interesting about this book is the hunter vs. farmer analogy. This analogy is that persons with ADD have hunter genes, while persons without ADD have farmer genes. The hunter gene is then said to be actually passed down genetically and makes that person have qualities that a successful hunter would posses, such as impulsive, short attention span, ect... But this gene died over time and the farmer gene came about when civilizations started to farm thus not needing to be impulsive and the need to be content with one project came into play. So with this theory...people with ADD don't have a disorder but have more of that hunter gene while most people, the ones without ADD, have the farmer gene. So I thought this outlook on ADD is interesting and gives an alternative to thinking of it as a disorder. Many creditable people have backed up this theory saying the pieces fit together, but it is still a theory. Oh and a quote out of this book i found interesting was "Each of us really understands in others only those feelings he is capable of producing himself." -Andre Gide 1921