Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults can be hard to recognise

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults can be hard to recognise

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Adults with ADHD are more likely to report irritability, anger and frustration

ADHD in adults can be difficult to recognise because of the way core symptoms evolve over a lifetime. This article explains the symptom evolution and how the additional demands placed on the frontal lobes in adulthood can result in “new” symptoms being revealed

Key points About two-thirds of children with ADHD continue to experience symptoms into adulthood that result in functional impairment. Th