WHEN YOU THINK OF SOMEONE
WITH ADHD, YOU PROBABLY THINK
OF A CHILD WITH GOOD REASON.
AT LEAST SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS
OF ADHD HAVE TO MERGE BEFORE
THE AGE OF TO RECEIVE THAT
DIAGNOSIS. THAT CAN AFFECT
ADULTS TOO. AND IF LEFT
UNTREATED, THEY CAN LEAD TO
POOR PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL.
STRUGGLES THAT WORK AND
TURMOIL AND RELATIONSHIPS. I
TALKED TO A NEWLY DIAGNOSED
METRO DETROIT MOM WHO SAYS
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO FIND
OUT IF YOU HAVE ADHD AND GET
TREATMENT.
>> I’M FINDING WAYS TO LATE TO
BE THERE FOR MY CHILDREN.
FACES MY BRAIN THINKING ABOUT
ALL OF THE NEXT THINGS TO DO.
OAKLAND COUNTY, MOTHER OF AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER,
JESSICA STEWART HAS ADHD. SHE
WAS DIAGNOSED JUST THIS SUMMER
AND YEARS OLD AND IT WAS
SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
COMPLETELY LIFE CHANGING. HOW
DID HAVING ADHD IMPACT YOUR
LIFE BEFORE YOU GOT TREATMENT?
>> IT MADE THINGS HARD. I
STRUGGLED WITH SCHOOL. I
STRUGGLED WITH ELATION STEPS
AND JESSICA IS NOT ALONE. ADHD
IS INCREDIBLY STRESSED. FOLK
DOCTOR JULIE BRAUN, KACZYNSKI
WITH MONARCH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND BLOOMFIELD HILLS IS
ROUGHLY % OF ALL ADULTS HAVE
ADHD. BUT SYMPTOMS LOOK
DIFFERENT THAN THE CHILDHOOD
HYPERACTIVE KIDS MAY SEEM TO
BOUNCE OFF THE WALLS AS AN
ADULT HYPERACTIVITY. IT MIGHT
LOOK MORE LIKE RESTLESSNESS.
I’M REALLY CAN’T SIT THROUGH
SHOW OR MOVIE. THE TYPES OF
ADHD, HYPERACTIVE, IMPULSIVE,
INATTENTIVE, OR COMBINATION
ADULTS WITH HYPERACTIVITY
IMPULSIVENESS MAY HAVE TOO
MUCH ENERGY MOVE OR TALK TOO
MUCH OR DIFFICULTY WITH
SELF-CONTROL. INATTENTIVE
TYPE, THOUGH, IS MORE COMMON
IN ADULTS AND IS CHARACTERIZED
BY TROUBLE, FOCUSING
ORGANIZING TASK TROUBLE
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS OR
COMPLETING PROJECTS AT WORK. A
STUDY PUBLISHED IN JAMA OPEN
NETWORK SHOWS % INCREASE IN
ADHD IN ADULTS FROM TO
RESEARCH IS BEING DONE
EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF
ADULT ONSET IN MANY CASES GO.
THE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN THERE
ALL ALONG, JUST OVERLOOK. IF
YOU HAVE IT WHEN YOUR CHILD,
YOU WILL HAVE IT IN YOUR ‘S
AND ‘S TRANSITIONING TO ‘S
‘S TH, YOUR ENTIRE LIFE,
ADHD SYMPTOMS OFTEN OVERLOOKED
AND GIRLS AND WOMEN BECAUSE
THEY’RE LESS LIKELY TO SHOW
HYPERACTIVITY. BOISE TEND TO
SHOW WITH HYPERACTIVITY.
>> WHEREAS GIRLS AND FEMALES,
A LOT OF IT IS IN TURN ON
THEIR JULY DIAGNOSIS AND NEW
TREATMENT.
>> JESSICA SAYS SHE CAN BE
MORE PRESENT WITH THEIR
CHILDREN. SHE CAN FINISH TASK
AND HER BRAIN IS NO LONGER
RACING. SHE SAYS SHE ONLY
WISHED SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED
SOONER.
>> BUT NOW JESSICA IS
THRIVING. THANKS TO RECEIVING
A PROPER DIAGNOSIS, WHICH
REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL TESTING
AND RULING OUT OTHER
DISORDERS. MANY OF THE
SYMPTOMS OF ADHD CAN BE
PRESIDENT IN OTHER MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES LIKE
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD,
EVEN OVERACTIVE THYROID
TREATMENT OFTEN INVOLVE
STIMULANT MEDICATIONS BUT
THEIR NON STIMULANT OPTIONS TO
IN PSYCHOTHERAPY IS ALSO AN
IMPORTANT COMPONENT AND
HELPING THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED
DEVELOP ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES
AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES TO
MINIMIZE THE SYMPTOMS AND
MAXIMIZE FUNCTION. BUT THAT
DIAGNOSIS FOR JESSICA, SHE
SAYS, HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING.
I’M SURE THAT WOULD CHANGE
YOUR LIFE AND IT’S SO
IMPORTANT TO YOUR EVERYDAY.
JUST DAY TO DAY THINGS.
WITHOUT A DOUBT. SHE SAYS SHE
COULD BE MORE PRESENT FOR HER
CHILDREN. HER MIND’S NOT
RACING. SHE SAYS ITS OFFER
BENEFITS BOTH AT WORK.