Is Adult ADHD Real? Most Common Misunderstandings About ADHD Explained
Karyn George
If we are going to explore some of the most common misunderstandings about adult ADHD, we should first decipher what adult ADHD is. In summary, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental neurocognitive disorder that is first present in childhood. Thus, adults who have ADHD also had it in childhood. Whether it was diagnosed in childhood or later as an adult, one of the diagnostic criteria for ADHD is that symptoms began in childhood and were present in two or more environments. Further, the inattentive or hyperactive symptoms (or a combination of the two) must have had a significant impact on functioning. Often with adults, this shows up in...
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