Can adults be diagnosed with ADHD?
I am not a psychologist. Yes, adults can be diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD was not very commonly diagnosed before the late nineteen eighties.
The disorder has always existed. Many people who were children before the late nineteen eighties have suffered with this disorder all of their lives. As children, they likely had behavior problems and were told (and probably unfortunately believed) that they were bad people who wouldn’t succeed unless they could learn to pay attention.
Now we know that many people who have trouble paying attention to one task at a time have the very treatable condition of ADHD. Adults do not always outgrow ADHD and can suffer with it for years before realizing that they have a treatable condition. National statistics tell us that three to five percent of the general adult population has ADHD.
Adults who have ADHD might not have the hyperactivity associated with the disorder but often have difficulty completing tasks. This makes it hard for them to hold down jobs and maintain intimate relationships. From WebMD.Com -quote It is now known that these symptoms continue into adulthood for about 60% of children with ADHD.
That translates into 4% of the US adult population, or 8 million adults. However, few adults are identified or treated for adult ADHD. -endquote I hope you found this information helpful.
ADHD is diagnosed after a person has shown some or all of symptoms of ADHD on a regular basis for more than six months. Health care providers, such as pediatricians and child psychologists can diagnose ADHD with the help of standard guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The diagnosis involves gathering information from several sources, including schools, caregivers, and parents.
The health care provider will consider how a child's behavior compares with that of other children the same age. Some symptoms suggestive of ADHD in children include inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity in a variety of ways. Learn more about the symptoms of ADHD in children.
To diagnose ADHD, your child should receive a full physical exam. That includes a discussion of medical history to screen for other conditions that may affect a child's behavior. It is not easy for a health care provider to diagnose ADHD in an adult.
Sometimes, an adult will recognize the symptoms of ADHD in himself or herself when a son or daughter is diagnosed. Other times, they will seek professional help for themselves and find that their depression, anxiety, or other symptoms are related to ADHD. If these difficulties are not managed appropriately, they can cause emotional, social, occupational and academic problems in adults.
In order to be diagnosed with ADHD, an adult must have childhood-onset and persistent, current symptoms. ADHD symptoms continue as problems into adulthood for more approximately 60% of children with ADHD.
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