Psychiatric Times interviewed Dr. Goodman about the unrecognized prevalence of ADHD in adults over age 50. The Psychiatric Times, , a profession psychiatric print newspaper, is  distributed to 30, 000 U.S. psychiatrists. You can listen to the concise 6 minute interview and learn more about ADHD that persists throughout one ‘s life. While the challenges of life change at different developmental phases (school, college, first job, marriage, children, job changes/promotions), ADHD symptoms persist to an impairing degree for 60% of children with ADHD.

The impact of untreated ADHD later in life can have significant negative impact on your ability to effective handle daily tasks and responsibilities. In fact, no adults over age 60 diagnosed with ADHD were diagnosed as children. Makes sense since ADHD was rarely considered in the 1950s and 1960s.

Treatment seems to be effective later in life and people with chronic symptoms of ADHD should seek an evaluation with an experienced doctor or clinician. My older patients have been grateful to discover “It was ADHD, not me as a person.”