High IQ Is No Help For Those With ADHD, Yale Researchers Find

Superior intelligence is no defense against the effects of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, Yale researchers have found. About three of four ADHD individuals with an IQ of more than 120 - a score that ranks them in the top nine percent of the U.S. population - showed significant impairments in memory and cognitive tests when compared to people with similar IQ’s who do not suffer from the disorder, according to the researchers.

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Filed under: ADHD on May 21st, 2009