ADHD and Genius?
February 9th, 2010 by Dr. C
Periodically someone claims that ADHD is related to genius. Unfortunately there is no research to support this. People with ADHD come from all levels of the intelligence spectrum from way above average to way below average. The last letter of ADHD stands for disorder for a reason. In fact, in order to make the diagnosis, you must identify significant impairment. Without impairment, we are not supposed to diagnosis ADHD.
Now, on the other hand, there are a lot of very successful people who have ADHD. Check out the list at http://add.about.com/od/famouspeoplewithadhd/a/famouspeople.htm
