I am young, and I was diagnosed with autism, ADHD (which both provoke severe executive dysfunction) and a professionally measured IQ of 79, along with a cognitive decline because of degenerative psychiatric disorders. I struggle a lot intellectually, so to say. I am medicated.

When I ask if it matters, I specifically refer to spatial-visual intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence and linguistic intelligence (the three areas the test I took measured); things like comprehension of abstraction, processing speed, memory, hand-eye cordination, pattern recognition, appropiate verbal and written communication, problem solving, acquisition of skills, etc.

Does it matter in the long-run? I know the IQ test doesn‘t even come close to measuring intelligence as a whole, nonetheless it does measure aspects that are really important for success, therefore I am somewhat worried.

Sorry for any grammatical mistakes, my first language is spanish.


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