"Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often experience symptoms like difficulty sustaining attention, impulsivity, restlessness, and challenges with organization and time management that can affect work, relationships, and daily life. ADHD was long thought of as primarily a childhood condition, but research over the past decade has shown that many people continue to have symptoms into adulthood, and some never received a diagnosis earlier in life."
"In recent years there has been a notable increase in ADHD diagnoses among adults, especially in places like the United States and the UK. For example, in 2023 an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults-or about 6 %-reported an ADHD diagnosis, and roughly half of these were diagnosed as adults rather than in childhood (CDC stat). Several factors are thought to contribute to this trend:"
ADHD often persists into adulthood and continues to impair executive functioning across work, relationships, and daily life. Adults with ADHD frequently experience difficulty sustaining attention, impulsivity, restlessness, and challenges with organization and time management. Hyperactivity in adults commonly appears as internal restlessness rather than overt fidgeting. ADHD does not simply disappear with age; people may develop better habits and coping strategies but the underlying condition remains. Diagnoses among adults have increased in recent years, driven by greater awareness, reduced stigma, changes in diagnostic criteria, increased healthcare access, and cultural shifts that make symptoms more noticeable. Prevalence estimates vary by region and diagnostic approach.
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