Masking effect of high IQ on the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test in an adult sample with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Richard D KeezerSophie I LeibLauren M ScimecaJustin T SmithLindsey R HolbrookDillion W SharpKyle J JennetteGabriel P OvsiewZachary J ReschJason R SoblePublished in: Applied neuropsychology. Adult (2021)
Adults with ADHD and high IQ performed normally on a verbal learning/memory test compared to adults with average IQ, who scored 0.5-1.0 standard deviations below the mean. These results suggest a masking of performance-based memory deficits in the context of higher IQ in adults with ADHD, supporting growing evidence that higher IQ masks neurocognitive deficits during the assessment of adults with ADHD.