Adult ADHD Blog
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Part 6: These ADHD Myths Have Been Wrong for Decades
If you spent 20, 30 or 40 years being told you were lazy, dramatic or not trying hard enough, the research that could have explained your life already existed. Five myths, and what the evidence actually says.
Part 1: Why ADHD Often Goes Unnoticed in Women
The tidy one. The organised one. The one who always says yes. If you've held it together for decades and only just heard the word ADHD, here's why nobody noticed. Including you.
ADHD Isn’t Suddenly Everywhere: Why More Adults Are Being Diagnosed (and Why That Doesn’t Mean “Everyone Has ADHD”)
Another friend, another colleague, another celebrity. If you've heard "everyone has ADHD these days", here's what the numbers actually show, and why so many adults were missed.
A Short History of ADHD: From “Fidgety Phil” to Today
A Scottish doctor described ADHD in 1798. If you've been wondering whether it's real, made up or a trend, here's two hundred years of people noticing the same brain.