It is a common misapprehension that ADHD is only a disorder in children. Up to half of children who have ADHD carry it through to adulthood and don’t ‘grow out of it’.
The same difficulties that make it tough for children to have a fulfilling life are carried through and often magnified in adulthood. Low self esteem and depression are quite common and all the symptoms of childhood can remain in an adult.
Often ADHD Adult(http://www.succeedwithadhd.com) has not been diagnosed in adults, they may have been written off as naughty children, so it is harder still to address the issues. If you don’t know you have ADHD you have a mountain to climb. (more…)