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Can you have ADHD and be clever?
A popular misconception is that all children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are naturally smarter and have a higher IQ than children without ADHD. However, there is no correlation between this condition and intelligence.
When children with ADHD enter a social setting, they may have a hard time sharing, taking turns, listening, and picking up on social cues. They often become bored, distracted, or check-out of the conversation. Students with ADHD may have a hard time managing their emotions when interacting with their peers.
Do people with ADHD have more imagination?
According to Kaufman, people who have been diagnosed with ADHD appear to have more active imaginations. But the ADHD label can be profoundly determinative — the diagnosis can even channel kids into special programs, and sometimes narrow their options in high school and college.
How are people with ADHD creative?
A 2018 study showed that adults with ADHD had higher, and more frequent episodes of, hyperfocus when it came to hobbies, school and screen time. Similar to mind wandering, this ability is also extremely beneficial for creative or artistic tasks.
Can Adults have ADHD and ASD at the same time?
For many children, social skills are also affected. Both ADHD and ASD are more common in boys. Although adults can have both ADHD and ASD, the combination is not as common as it is in children.
Can you get an ADHD diagnosis as an adult?
In order to meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis, several symptoms that cause impairment must be present in childhood. Specifically, signs of ADHD need to be evident before age 12. 2 This means, technically, ADHD does not develop in adulthood. In other words, if you have ADHD as an adult, you also had it as a child.
Is ADHD more common in males or females?
Both ADHD and ASD are more common in boys. Although adults can have both ADHD and ASD, the combination is not as common as it is in children. While ASD is considered a lifelong disorder, long-term studies have shown that in one-third to two-thirds of children with ADHD, symptoms last into adulthood.
Are we aware when we are conforming to others?
We are often not even aware when we are conforming. It is our home base, our default mode. To keep ourselves in the warm confines of conformity, we rely on two independent yet related types of social cues. First, we look to others for information about what’s going on (informational cues).