My friend confuses me?

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ok so we're both 18 and seniors in highschool. now my friend he has ADD, and has trouble paying attention sometimes, and he as all the other symptoms of it like different behaviors and acting on impulse, but he's a pretty bright guy. He's great at remembering sports facts and history, and video games and a lot of other things. But the other day he bombed a really easy English quiz. All we had to do was match up 15 literary terms with their definitions. So here's what I don't get, how is he so good at memorizing so many things, but yet can't pass a simple English quiz. Does it have to do with the ADD, he wants to know as well, cause he's really upset about failing.

Anonymous · Answer

My brother has ADHD and it's definitely possible to remember a lot of facts but actually has a lot of trouble in school. He could probably tell you the synopsis of every single episode of power ranger but struggles to remember the rules for working with fractions. There's also the possibility that he just bombed the test. Everyone has falls in school. I did the same thing the other day, bombed a five question test on an article I read for homework. You get through it by just moving past it.
However, like any other human condition, it's different from person to person. Your friend needs to talk to a professional because I'm no where near one. 
Hope that helped! :-)

Indigo · Answer

As a victim of ADD I understand how confusing it can be when you find out that you have ADD and you cant categorize if its your ADD or you that is causing you to fail more than likely its your ADD especially if it was a really  easy quiz

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