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ADHD diagnoses among adults are growing four times faster than are ADHD diagnoses among children in the U.S. 1 Still, ADHD remains significantly underdiagnosed beyond childhood. Fewer than 20% of adults with ADHD are currently diagnosed and receiving treatment, which means most are navigating symptoms without any support or treatment.

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ADHD, Women, and the Danger of Emotional Withdrawal

My husband keeps talking, but I am not listening. I am turning away from him. He has said or done something completely innocent on his end — commented about the need to do the laundry, said he was too tired for sex, teased me gently for a crush on some movie star — and I am finished.

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“A Fear of Labels Caged Me for 45 Years”

daydreaming; still do. I fidgeted constantly — then and now. Still, I remained undiagnosed until age 45.

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A Critical Need Ignored: Inadequate Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD After Age 60

ADHD) may flare and grow after midlife — especially when mixed with normal age-related cognitive decline, worsening physical health, and the lack of structure that often comes with retirement. Why then, do the unique needs of this large (and growing) population of adults with ADHD remain largely ignored in diagnostic tests, accepted treatment practices, and peer-reviewed research?The status quo is not working for older patients with ADHD; we need new protocols.

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“Medical Gaslighting Convinced Me That I Didn’t Have ADHD”

appointment with a psychiatrist – and then hoped to god that I did not forget to go.Dr. So and So introduced himself and asked what I was like as a kid. My words meandered all over the place, though I hit what I thought was the important stuff.

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“‘What’s Wrong with Me?’ The Toll of 34 Years with Undiagnosed ADHD”

our king-sized bed. Because renting half a bed was all I could afford at that time.Let me tell you a little bit about how I got to that low point — my story of enduring more than 30 years with undiagnosed ADHD.Elementary, middle school, and high school all started well enough.

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Adell Bridges, Yoga Instructor: “I Have More Compassion Since My ADHD Diagnosis”

ADHD and how it presents in women, everything about my own life started to make sense. I found answers to questions I’d asked all my life, like, “Why am I so good at the hard things, but confounded by the everyday things, like scheduling a doctor’s appointment or speaking without going off on tangents?” That’s when I decided to get evaluated, eventually receiving my diagnosis.ADHD has been both a blessing and a curse for me as a business owner. I’m a writer, content creator, and yoga teacher.

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“I Branded Myself a Misunderstood Freak. But It Was ADHD All Along.”

Jordan has ability, but must learn to settle down and give her full attention to achieve her full potential.My whole life, people have told me that I could do incredible things. They said the sky was the limit, but (there is always a but!) only I did x, y, and z.

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“My Childhood ADHD Diagnosis Was the Secret That Nearly Destroyed Me.”

signs of ADHD – I never suspected that I had the condition. I thought it was just “who I was.” Until I reached adulthood – when the consequences of not knowing nearly destroyed me.The philosophy of adults and teachers during my childhood was to negatively reinforce and punish symptoms out of a child – or at least, that is what it felt like.

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“From Black-and-White to Technicolor: My Clarifying ADHD Diagnosis”

ADHD. A decade later, a friend blurted out, “I think you have ADHD!” Still, I dismissed it.It wasn’t until a few years later, in the throes of menopause, that I really started to struggle.

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“I Pinned My Struggles on My Mixed-Race Background. Then I Was Diagnosed with ADHD.”

ADHD diagnosis.I was “shy” and “too quiet,” though I didn’t mean to be. I simply had nothing to add to the conversations around me, and I struggled to feign interest where I couldn’t connect.[Take This Self-Test: ADHD Symptoms in Women]I remember the tangibly torturous experience of having to say hello to my neighbor while looking her in the eye.

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“Learning to Let Go of ADHD What-Ifs and Regrets”

pandemic hit.The line to the therapist’s office rang and rang, but I was unable to get ahold of anyone. Finally, after some hemming and hawing, the receptionist revealed that my therapist was on leave and asked if I was open to seeing someone else.I usually conduct extensive research when choosing a medical professional, but I begrudgingly said yes.The new therapist reviewed my file and asked perfunctory questions on the day of the appointment.

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“My On-Court Advantage: How Tennis Shaped My ADHD Resilience.”

diagnosed with ADHD. Life suddenly made sense and I realized that, while my tennis career had been many things, futile was not one of them.I was a spaced-out child with an insatiable appetite for conversation, happily hopping from interest to interest.

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“I’m No Longer a Spectator to the Unfolding of My Life.”

diagnosed with ADHD later in life, I struggled with a host of situations and skills prior to fully understanding my brain — and how to work with it, not against it. Without this knowledge, I was left to blame myself for shortcomings, all while my dopamine-deprived brain desperately grasped for anything to alleviate its starved state.These deficits are debilitating.

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“My Mother Gave Us Everything — Except the Secret of Her ADHD Diagnosis.”

[Home Alone? Older Adults with ADHD Grappling with Pandemic Loneliness]Despite taking every precaution, keeping every door locked and secured, the illness reached her, and robbed my mother of life on July 20, 2020, at 1:05 a.m. How she became infected is still unknown, though I can’t help but look to the abysmal pandemic policies and approaches of the state and president at the time.

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ADHD in Older Adults: Distinct Diagnostic and Treatment Considerations

older adults with ADHD have unique needs and characteristics – including age-related cognitive changes, co-existing psychiatric and medical conditions, and more – that influence evaluation and treatment for the disorder. To better serve this aging population, clinicians must anticipate and understand these myriad factors.Clinicians must look beyond DSM-5 criteria alone when evaluating older patients for ADHD.

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“My Sobriety Was Hidden On the Far Side of My ADHD Diagnosis.”

characteristics of ADHD, and the promise of gold stars as the shot of dopamine I needed to stimulate and motivate my brain.As I grew older, I replaced the gold star with sports. That was my primary motivator, and the thing that allowed me to navigate primary and secondary school.

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Relief, Grief, and More Raw Reactions to an Adult ADHD Diagnosis

ADHD treatment is reliably effective — and the future can be different.In a recent ADDitude survey, adults with ADHD shared their first thoughts and primary emotions upon receiving their diagnosis. Below are some of the comments that stood out to us as emblematic of the complicated, conflicted emotions felt by so many.“I was elated to know what my problem was.

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“I Felt Guilty for Knowing Better – But Never Being Able to Do Better”

self-medicating. These habits quickly turned problematic as I battled intense feelings and insomnia for many years, relying on the best “tools” I had at the time.

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Who Do You Tell About Your ADHD?

ADHD is real. It is a neurobiological condition with real, measurable symptoms that manifest in life-altering ways from childhood through adulthood.

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Q&A: Is It Worth Seeking an ADHD Diagnosis After 50?

ADHD or ADD) in older adults, along with proven treatment and lifestyle intervention, in this Q&A session with Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., director of the Chesapeake ADHD Center in Bethesda, Maryland.It’s not easy. Major metropolitan areas tend to be home to strong ADHD specialty clinics.

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Add This to the Surprising Signs of ADD in Adults: A Dirty Wooden Spoon

ADHD, I assumed I was incompetent, lazy, immature, and worse. Then, one day, I had a revelation.My epiphany came the day I hosted a friend for dinner.

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“How a Culture of Impossibly High Standards Denied My Mental Health Struggles”

When you go to an emergency room with a broken leg, you are treated right away. If you show up with a mental health problem, they tell you to seek counseling.”Whether I think it’s actually possible for a politician to increase access to mental health care is a different story, but her statement sung to me.

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“My Reprieve from Forced Smiles and Small Talk”

Autism spectrum, and have ADHD. I document my journey by writing about it, hoping to make a difference in even just one person’s life.

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ADHD in the U.S. is not black or brown, it is white — both in terms of the patients being diagnosed and the clinicians evaluating and treating them.Evidence shows that people of color — black and Latino in particular — are much less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, even though they show symptoms at the same rate as white people.

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“I Believed I Was Fundamentally Flawed. In Fact, the Blemish Was on Society.”

ADHD sometimes feels like tiptoeing through a minefield. I progress slowly, cautiously — bracing for an explosion of confusing thoughts.

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“I Mistook My Sideways Angles for Faults. They Were the Points of My Star.”

You’ve heard stories of a defining moment that changed the trajectory of a life forever. It turns out I had one of those; I just didn’t realize it at the time.

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ADHD in Adults: Your Guide to Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

Adult ADHD is a neurological disorder that affects nearly 5% of U.S. adults. The symptoms of ADHD in adults begin in childhood but aren’t diagnosed until later in life. Impulsiveness, lack of focus, and poor organization are among the common symptoms of ADHD in adults.

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When ADHD (Literally) Runs in the Family

When my son was first diagnosed with ADHD, at age nine, we attended nine months of weekly workshops for parents and kids at the University of California, San Francisco. The kids went to one room, where they learned how to organize their backpacks, and the parents went to another, where we learned how to manage reward charts.

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“Over Time, My Stored-Up Anger Exploded.”

As an adult with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), I know what it is to struggle with frustration and anger. My story is not new. Over the last several years, there has been evidence of a strong emotional component of ADHD. Those with ADHD — particularly men — often have a difficult time regulating their emotions, especially when faced with frustration and stress. Their angry outbursts hurt their relationships with family and friends. Let me tell you my story.

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