Is poor classroom performance a sign of ADD?
Not always. There are many reasons why some students do not do well in school. While someone with ADD may be experiencing difficulties in an academic setting, such as poor exam grades, students without ADD often face the same difficulties. The opposite is also true. Students with ADD graduate with honors, go on to medical school, become lawyers and scientists and college instructors. Many times an instructor won’t even know a student has ADD. In fact, people with ADD generally have above average to superior intelligence. It cannot be assumed that every student with poor classroom performance has ADD. And it cannot be assumed that a student with high grades does not have ADD.
