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ADD and General Intelligence

Anonymous Sat 18 Jul 04:49:09 2020 No.11912060 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11912071

I used to think that I'm super smart, but that I've been hindered by ADD. But as I get older, I wonder more and more if that makes any sense.

Is there a cognitive ability independent of the particular deficiency that affects people with ADD? Does it make any sense to say, "He could have been Einstein if he didn't have ADD"?

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jul 2020 04:55:19 No.11912071 Report

Quoted By: >>11912083

>>11912060
I think of it as the price we pay for a little edge on the field. Medication usually does not help though and it can be a drawback for sure

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jul 2020 05:00:13 No.11912083 Report

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>>11912071
But do we actually have that "little edge on the field"? That's my question.

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Anonymous Sat 18 Jul 2020 11:58:41 No.11912751 Report

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The problem is ADD is an umbrella term to describe certain observed symptoms. It's not like one single thing or cause. There may be some shared neurology at some level, but even that may differ.

Plenty of dumb people and smart people are both hindered by ADD. I suspect general cognitive ability is probably fairly independent of it.

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