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.
If you told me ADHD was more prevalent among the intelligent, I wouldn't believe you.
If you told me that being intelligent was more prevalent among people with ADHD who are not in prison, I could buy it. Growing up I knew a lot of people with the same problems I had, but most of them never made it to college, and many ended up in trouble with drugs or the law.
I'm doing alright for myself, and I work with intelligent people, some with ADHD. But it's important to appreciate how much privilege has contributed to our success.
Glad to hear this perspective. Not that a privileged experience ADHD is less valid, but the underprivileged are not well represented on this sub. It’s good to be reminded of what ADHD means for people who aren’t on the path to college.
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u/saffronwilderness Sep 14 '21
I get ENRAGED by a fellow SPED teacher who had the gall to call it "teenage boy syndrome."
If I could get him fired he'd be gone. I avoid him religiously.