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Sure - also the metrics measured in industry are not the same as the metrics measured in school.

What you're saying doesn't seem at odds with what I'm saying.

I would, however, be interested in seeing a study where they give kids with ADHD adderall and give kids without ADHD adderall and see if the test-score residual is statistically significantly higher for the ADHD group.

I have not seen any convincing experimental evidence that amphetamines are uniquely performance enhancing for those diagnosed with ADHD.



Nobody ever claimed so. Amphetamines help (until they only "help", of course) everybody, that's well known.




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