How Does Intellectual Ability Affect its Impact?
It is widely accepted that there are two sets of behaviors associated with the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) First, there is the Hyperactive-Impulsive component (ADHD-H), and second, there is the Inattentive component (ADHD-I). A third type is described as the combined type that includes both dimensions. Children with ADHD are characterized as having poor behavioral inhibition (Barkley, 1997). Their symptoms include poor planning and anticipation, reduced sensitivity to errors, poor organization, impaired verbal problem-solving and self-directed speech, poor rule-governed behavior, poor self-regulation of emotions, and problems developing, using and monitoring organizational strategies. When thinking about ADHD, I often wonder about how a child or adult would score on an intelligence test that loads heavily on those areas of functioning that are most affected by ADHD. One such intelligence test is the Cognitive Assessment System, which utilizes the PASS t
