ADHD can be a challenge for adults whose school days are long behind them—most notably in the workplace. Distractibility, difficulty prioritizing tasks, and ineffective time management can lead ...

Some older adults -- those who are already retired or close to it -- are likely deal with ADHD as well. Little research explores ADHD in adult women. Most women get an accurate diagnosis in their ...

Oct. 14, 2024 — Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- also known as ADHD -- is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with ...

I’m a community paediatrician working in Bristol. VO: What does ADHD stand for? Dr Richard Lee-Kelland: So, ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. VO: What is ADHD?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects someone’s attention, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and more. 1 This happens because of executive ...

Medication helps many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but it's not a cure-all, as our survey of 934 parents revealed. We found that most of the families turned to ...

ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 15.5 million U.S. adults have ...

On Thursday, the CDC released new data showing that almost 15.5 million U.S. adults are living with ADHD. More than half of those individuals received their diagnosis in adulthood. That includes me.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder in children, and the numbers are only expected to rise. The CDC ...

Living with ADHD: when your mind is your biggest distraction When Cheung, now 47, first experienced depression in 2005, her business was not doing well, and she was struggling to take care of Harry.

An estimated 4.4% of adults 18 to 44 have ADHD, according to The Ohio State University researchers who oversaw the August survey of 1,006 adults. “Anxiety, depression and ADHD — all these ...