These symptoms can affect an individual’s work performance, relationships and self-esteem.
Childhood ADHD vs. Getting an accurate diagnosis enables them to find and start an effective treatment plan, which is life-changing.
Getting an accurate diagnosis enables them to find and start an effective treatment plan, which is life-changing."
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When she first received her diagnosis from a psychologist, she admits to feeling shocked and a bit disappointed.
In girls, inattentive ADHD is common.
As an adult, you are the sole arbiter of how you choose to approach this difference.
“Because of the dearth of resources people cannot access formal clinical care,” Hamdani says.
“An adult also has a greater perspective to be able to contextualize difference,” Harron says.
As an adult, you are the sole arbiter of how you choose to approach this difference."
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