"Roughly 10 million American adults (and over 365 million globally) are thought to have ADHD - and because symptoms can show up differently in adults, realizing you might have the disorder is typically a slow burn, the overlooked signs of which can cause significant strain on your life and health. "Adults looking for diagnosis often have many subtle signs rather than completely failing," Dede O'Shea, a neuropsychologist at Beth Israel Lahey Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts, told HuffPost."
"The hallmark symptoms of ADHD - inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity - typically aren't as noticeable in adulthood, likely because adults whose ADHD wasn't diagnosed in childhood have had a lifetime to parse together the skills necessary to compensate for their symptoms. "Some symptoms of ADHD also mimic those of anxiety or depression," Cristina Louk, a clinical psychologist based in Washington state, told HuffPost. "Most people will first get diagnosed with these disorders and get frustrated when treatment fails to alleviate their symptoms.""
Approximately 10 million American adults and over 365 million people globally have ADHD. Symptoms often present differently in adulthood, producing a slow recognition process and significant strain on life and health. Adults frequently develop compensatory skills that mask classic signs such as hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. ADHD symptoms can closely resemble anxiety or depression, leading to initial misdiagnoses and treatments that fail to resolve core problems. Everyday explanations like too much caffeine or lack of sleep often obscure underlying ADHD. Subtle indicators include extreme disorganization, pervasive overwhelm, inattention, and chronic procrastination.
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