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The plight of high-achieving adults with ADHD is often overlooked.

These adults might have their difficulties dismissed because they're "too smart to have ADHD."

A recent study involved a review of studies of ADHD in medical school and reported rates from 1.7% - 3.8%

Medical school students and other high-achieving adults with ADHD often face resistance and stigma.

The plight of high-achieving adults with ADHD is one that does not get much attention.1 There is often a double whammy of effects of ADHD on these individuals who must devote more time and effort and thereby face more stress and fatigue than peers to achieve the same academic and professional benchmarks.

Once college and professional school is survived, there is now the day-to-day grind of keeping up one’s professional duties while managing a semblance of a life outside of work while navigating ADHD. We can add a third layer of complexity for high achievers from already underrepresented or marginalized groups.

"You're Too Smart to Have ADHD"

In fact, many of these adults with ADHD have faced summary dismissals of their masked struggles in........

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