Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the context of a high intellectual quotient/giftedness.
The diagnosis of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children with a high intellectual quotient (IQ) and/or giftedness is controversial with many opinions existing on both sides of the debate. Relationships between IQ and cognitive vulnerabilities frequently described in the ADHD population vary in strength. Data asserting the validity of ADHD in the high IQ/giftedness population are discussed with comparisons made to average IQ ADHD. Educational implications of having ADHD in thecontext of a high IQ/giftedness are presented.
Antshel
Kevin M
KM
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. AntshelK@upstate.edu
D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002672:Child, Gifted; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology