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You have to have had childhood onset to have ADHD. If problems with attention emerge during adulthood, that might be the beginning of a psychotic disorder, in w
by Konohamaru 5y ago
You have to have had childhood onset to have ADHD. If problems with attention emerge during adulthood, that might be the beginning of a psychotic disorder, in which case the priority should be to treat the underlying psychotic disorder.
- thomasfedb 5y agoShould also point out that a psychotic disorder is probably not the most likely reason for issues with attention in adulthood. There are numerous organic (medical term for non-psychiatric) and psychiatric causes of inattentiveness.
- crate_barre 5y ago
- teucris 5y agoCitation?
- thomasfedb 5y agoPer the DSM-5: "Several inattentive or hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were present before age 12 years" is one of the diagnostic criteria. Source: I'm a doctor, also https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
- teucris 5y agoGiven their source, I think either what they wrote is not what they meant, or they misread the DSM. Specifically, it’s important to differentiate between symptoms “emerging” in adulthood vs. being identified in adulthood. What they wrote implies that most adult diagnoses are likely not ADHD if they did not get a diagnosis earlier in life.
- jjj123 5y agoAssuming what you said is true, why is that relevant here? Many people (myself included) discover they have ADHD as an adult but that doesn’t mean their ADHD symptoms _started_ when they were an adult.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> You have to have had childhood onset to have ADHD Sure, but that doesn't mean childhood diagnosis, so I’m not sure how that's relevant to the discussion.
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