Intelligence and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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20 pages and 18 sources. This paper provides an overview of existing studies on Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). This paper relates the fact that though children with ADHD are often perceived as having cognitive limitations, low intelligence is not distinctly liniked to ADHD. Further, studies suggest that children with ADHD may have above normal intelligence, but may find it difficult to communicate this without pharmacological help.