Adult ADHD
How ADHD looks and is treated in adults, and what happens at the transition from children’s to adult services.
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Explanation Sheet 6
ADHD in adulthood
This explanation describes ADHD as a condition in which the thinking brain functions less efficiently and explores the possible effects of this in adults.
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Journal article
Association Between Caregiver Responses to the Six-Item Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-5) and Caregiver-Reported Adverse Childhood Experiences in Their Children
We surveyed 162 caregivers of children attending paediatric services in Western Sydney, asking them the six-question adult ADHD screener and about adverse childhood experiences in their child. Caregivers with higher…
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Journal article
Changing patterns of treatment and prescribers of stimulants for children, adolescents and young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in New South Wales, Australia: evidence for a treatment bottleneck? – A database study
Using the NSW Ministry of Health’s record of every stimulant prescription, we traced who was treated for ADHD and by whom from childhood into adult life. Treatment peaks at about…
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Journal article
Understanding Attentional Functioning in Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder—Could This Improve Diagnostic Specificity?
The diagnostic criteria for ADHD describe behaviour, not the thought processes behind it. In workshops with adults who have ADHD we asked how their attention actually behaves, and three patterns…
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Review
Recognising attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan
ADHD affects about one child in ten and one adult in twenty, and general practitioners are often the first to see it — or to miss it. This review describes…
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Journal article
A community survey of adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and their experience of medication effectiveness
We asked 117 adults attending meetings of the support group ADDults with ADHD about their diagnosis and their medication. Almost all had had symptoms of ADHD since childhood, but the…
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Review
Transition in ADHD: attention to the lifespan
We reviewed different models for transitioning young people with ADHD to adult services. The reviewed studies showed that transition may not run smoothly and that the adult services are frequently…