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Re:Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds... by viraptor on Thursday January 30, 2025 @12:29AM (#42875174)
There are studies on that topic and no, IQ turns out just slightly lower than typical for ADHD. Sorry, no link at hand, but maybe someone else has it.

Edit: here it is - https://youtu.be/4_BIaLhdkrw which discusses https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-019-00125-x

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Re:Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds... by ianbutler on Thursday January 30, 2025 @12:37AM (#42875209)
https://www.adhdevidence.org/blog/smart-people-can-have-adhd...

I'll edit this to say ADHD exhibits across the IQ spectrum. Smart people cope better and it makes it difficult for diagnosis.

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