Do you have ADHD?
About 4% of adults have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and many others have never been diagnosed. (About half of kids with ADHD still have it in adulthood.)
A diagnosis can be important. Adults with ADHD tend to have lower incomes as well as higher rates of accidents, unplanned pregnancies, and substance abuse than those without it, says Martin W. Wetzel, MD, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha.
Here are 15 signs of adult ADHD.
You’re restless
Children with ADHD can be overly energetic, but adults may just feel edgy or restless.
“Adults don’t show the more obvious signs such as running and jumping,” says Colette de Marneffe, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Silver Spring, Md. “Hyperactivity presents more subtly in the form of restlessness.”
However, you may recall a rambunctious childhood. Dr. Wetzel had a patient who recalled spending a lot of time in the school hallways because “he couldn’t sit still.” It’s a “classic story,” he says. To read more from KAREN PALLARITO, click here.