Laterality, Implicit Memory and Attention Disorder

Shaw, Geraldine A.; Brown, Geoffrey L.

doi:10.1080/0305569910170102

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“…Anecdotally, some have speculated that ADHD in the context of high IQ/giftedness may be associated with creativity [Hallowell and Ratey, 1994;Guenther, 1995;Leroux and Levitt-Perlman, 2000]. While the studies assessing creativity in ADHD have significant methodological limitations including often not diagnosing ADHD but simply reporting symptom counts, there is some indication reflecting an association between IQ and creativity in the ADHD population [Shaw and Brown, 1991;Cramond, 1994]. Given that others have proposed a strong association between creativity and giftedness [Sternberg, 2006], however, it remains unclear if ADHD confers creativity in this population or it is simply the high IQ which is largely predictive of the creativity.…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Population With Adhd And High Iq/giftmentioning

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Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the context of a high intellectual quotient/giftedness

Antshel

2008

Dev Disabil Res Revs

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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.

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Section: Characteristics Of the Population With Adhd And High Iq/giftmentioning

confidence: 97%

Attention‐Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the context of a high intellectual quotient/giftedness

Antshel

2008

Dev Disabil Res Revs

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“…Entrepreneurship does not only fit well with the behavior associated with ADHD because of the absence of a rigid and formally structured work environment, it also requires characteristics and skills commonly attributed to individuals who exhibit ADHD-like behavior. For example, prior research shows evidence of a positive relation between ADHD and individual creativity (Abraham et al 2006;Shaw and Brown 1991;White and Shah 2006). The lower inhibitory control associated with ADHD (Barkley 1997;Clark et al 2007) has multiple behavioral consequences including a difficulty focusing attention on a given task, mind-wandering and a lower ability to distinguish irrelevant from relevant stimuli.…”

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ADHD-like behavior and entrepreneurial intentions

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Little is known about the relation between entrepreneurship and the extent of psychiatric symptoms. Validated psychiatric symptom scores are seldom used for non-clinical reasons. One prevalent symptom that deserves our interest is Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is a developmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness and hyperactivity that has been linked to occupational choice and performance. Building on the person-environment fit literature, we hypothesize that individuals who exhibit behavior associated with ADHD are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions. Using a sample of 10,104 students enrolled in higher education, we can confirm our prediction that students with a higher level of ADHD-like behavior are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions. Additionally, we show that risk taking propensity is a mediator that partly explains this positive effect. Our study points to the importance of behavioral tendencies associated with developmental disorders, when making entrepreneurship decisions. Our study contributes to the literature on the determinants of entrepreneurship, which so far has largely neglected the effects of psychiatric symptoms on entrepreneurship.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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“…He postulated that in aging there is less nonconscious processing and therefore less intrusion of unbidden thought into awareness. Shaw (1989) and Shaw and Brown (1990), in testing Geschwind's (1984) hypothesis relating learning disorders to left-sidedness and high talent based on "right-brain processes," found that high-IQ, ADHD children used more cognitive processes usually assigned to the right hemisphere and more implicit information gathered below the level of awareness. These subjects also reported more allergies and sensation seeking.…”

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