Adults can be diagnosed with ADHD, too! Symptoms start in childhood, but don’t always impact us until adulthood. Dr.Fox offers abbreviated ADHD evaluations for adults where your background and current functioning will be explored. This is a great option for adults hoping to try medication (but need documentation for their doctor), wanting to finally understand why they have so many challenges, or who have a past diagnosis and need updated information.
In addition to difficulties focusing and feeling restless, ADHD also causes other
executive functioning challenges, such as:
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Procrastinating
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Following through on what you start
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Remembering details, dates, and other information
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Prioritizing and planning
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Trouble sticking to a plan
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Getting easily distracted and off-task
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Keeping up your effort
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Losing things and being disorganized
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Making careless mistakes
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Controlling your emotions
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Feeling anxious, sad, or low self-esteem as a result
