How to know if you're an adult with ADHD—and what to do about it
and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a researcher at Seattle Children's Research Institute, followed 558 children with ADHD for 16 years, checking for symptoms every two years, from age 8 to 25. The team spoke with family members and teachers as well as the participants.
For 90 percent of this group, symptoms flared up at some point through age 25, and the researchers concluded this pattern might continue through life. Because the previous research tended to check participants as adults-only once, it may have missed the relapses.Adults with ADHD, like children, may be disorganized, forgetful, and drift away from their tasks. Children may be extra-energetic and run around and climb on things.
Adults with ADHD may miss deadlines and forget meetings or social plans. They can be impatient, restless, and hot-tempered.found that 25-year-olds with ADHD symptoms have a 50 percent higher chance of car crashes. In addition, some children and adults with ADHD have a capacity for hyper-focus in certain areas. The Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, for example, is diagnosed with ADHD and brings intense focus to her practice.
It’s common to have some symptoms that could be considered signs of ADHD at some point in your life. You’ll be diagnosed with ADHD only if your symptoms are causing ongoing problems in more than one part of your life, and your symptoms go back to early
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