> I was no slouch, but many of them were getting better grades than me. ADHD doesn't mean stupid. Many people who suffer under ADHD are really bright, they jus

> I was no slouch, but many of them were getting better grades than me. ADHD doesn't mean stupid. Many people who suffer under ADHD are really bright, they just have problems with focusing in school. And AFAIK Ritalin doesn't increase intelligence, the best explanation I've come across is it just lowers the threshold for "interesting" in the ADHD brain until things like driving according to speed limits and listening to teachers isn't mind numbingly boring anymore.