Getting a diagnosis of ADHD can make a big difference in you manage your life.
Diagnosing and treating ADHD in adulthood helps improve life by fostering self-acceptance and understanding your challenges.
Fact: The rates with which ADHD is diagnosed vary so much primarily due to diagnostic criteria and measurement methods used.
We understand ADHD symptoms well, but need more info on how they affect functions and whether treatment effectively improves daily functioning.
Adults are often assessed and diagnosed with ADHD by a psychologist or others who perform a psychoeducational assessment
An ADHD diagnosis can empower adults by guiding supportive strategies.
There is no single test to diagnose ADHD. Many other problems, like anxiety and depression, can have similar symptoms.
ADHD is a non-discriminatory disorder affecting people of every age, gender, IQ, religious and socio-economic background. Includes citations
It’s a matter of finding out how your life resembles the diagnostic criteria for ADHD. It’s not scary.
What are some of the symptoms and characteristics you should be aware of when considering that you might have ADHD? And what should you do if you think you have the disorder? Dr. J. Faye Dixon discusses the first steps in getting a diagnosis.
Not everyone receives ADHD as a diagnosis in child, often because they don’t display the symptoms of the hyperactive presentation. J. Faye Dixon, PhD, says when difficulties arise later, as a young adult or in adulthood, individuals and their medical professionals take a second look and find the underlying ADHD has been the cause of their struggles.