Newest Demographics being diagnosed with ADHD…aka Adult ADHD

Adults in their 30s is the newest demographic currently being diagnosed with ADHD, and its predominately females. The symptoms of women are very differently than men/boys with adhd, mainly having trouble staying organized, scheduling, completing complex or dull tasks. These people as adults may have a hard time planning meals, folding and putting away laundry, finding motivation, mix up their schedules, losing items, having many uncompleted items for – another day, mood swings and feeling tired or depressed.  

This is leading researchers to reevaluate the criteria on how to assess ADHD and to look back on how it was originially tested, which was 100% boys before late 1990’s. Most girls, 30 years ago were not diagnosed, and missed for many reasons. Women are also able to mask these symptoms when they are younger but they become more apparent when life becomes more busy, for example when they have children. The juggling of a child(ren)s needs, manage a household on top of their own schedules and responsibilities becomes too much. Researchers now know that ADHD isn’t a ‘deficit’ as its name suggest, it’s actually hyper-focus on things that the person may or may not be able to control. If you looking to learn more about adhd treatment for adults, book a free 15-minutes session at https://greatheightscalmminds.com/book-now.