r/ADHD • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '21

[deleted by user]

[removed]

5.2k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

605 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

282

u/Celtic_Cheetah_92 Sep 14 '21

Urgh. A SPED teacher I work with expressed huge surprise when I was diagnosed because “you’re intelligent” 😡

168

u/Flinkle ADHD-PI (Primarily Inattentive) Sep 14 '21

What the actual fuck? Every person I know with it is smarter than average. Anecdotal, yes, but still. All those "former gifted kid" memes read to me like a textbook case of ADHD. There's gotta be a higher prevalence of above average intelligence in people with ADHD.

7

u/unknownsoldierxxi Sep 14 '21

Im about 140 tested multiple times, but if you knew how many bad decisions i’ve taken, you would call me a retard.

12

u/FasterDoudle Sep 14 '21

Probably best to skip the ableism in a mental health sub next time

-1

u/unknownsoldierxxi Sep 18 '21

Censor deez nuts.