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Article: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: review of an article.(American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry)
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- The Exceptional Parent
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- September 1, 2007
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It has long been thought that adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder did not continue beyond adolescence, but it is now known that this condition persists into adulthood and, in fact, exists in 3-9 percent of children and 4 percent of adults worldwide.
Studies of patients with ADHD over their lifespan do show a decrease in hyperactivity in adults but with persistence of symptoms of attentional syndromes. Not unlike some children with ADHD, adults with ADHD tend to have "executive function" defects, which include organizational problems as well as difficulties with problem solving. Adults with ADHD tend to have difficulties with educational achievement and ...