Question: Hi! 
  
  Is there any research on how to diagnose/understand high performing ADHDers? I wasn't diagnosed until 40, and my youngest kid and my oldest nibling are super brainy kids who don't disturb classes...so their diagnosis were inconclusive.   
  
  
  Very interested in resources/info on this subject.
  
  Edited for readability &amp; to add last sentence.
  
  Edit again: I'm a teacher turned researcher (linguistics) and writer.
Answer: &gt;When diagnosing a high performing person, the diagnostician should look for evidence that performance lags behind potential.  For example, if a person has an IQ of 130 (ie., is super smart) but is only performing a little above average, they seem to be doing OK, but could do much better.    High performers with ADHD also find that it takes them much longer to complete tasks then their peers.  Most importantly, the symptoms are the same.  The diagnostician can usually recognize the symptoms but the don't count them as serious enough because the high performer does not seem to be impaired.
content: Q: Hi! 
  
  Is there any research on how to diagnose/understand high performing ADHDers? I wasn't diagnosed until 40, and my youngest kid and my oldest nibling are super brainy kids who don't disturb classes...so their diagnosis were inconclusive.   
  
  
  Very interested in resources/info on this subject.
  
  Edited for readability &amp; to add last sentence.
  
  Edit again: I'm a teacher turned researcher (linguistics) and writer.
   Ans: &gt;When diagnosing a high performing person, the diagnostician should look for evidence that performance lags behind potential.  For example, if a person has an IQ of 130 (ie., is super smart) but is only performing a little above average, they seem to be doing OK, but could do much better.    High performers with ADHD also find that it takes them much longer to complete tasks then their peers.  Most importantly, the symptoms are the same.  The diagnostician can usually recognize the symptoms but the don't count them as serious enough because the high performer does not seem to be impaired.