Modern life and it’s fast pace can certainly be a balancing act for any adult, but if you find yourself with concentration problems, constantly late, disorganised, forgetful, or overwhelmed, you may have undiagnosed adult ADHD.
Assessment and Treatments
Modern life and it’s fast pace can certainly be a balancing act for any adult, but if you find yourself with concentration problems, constantly late, disorganised, forgetful, or overwhelmed, you may have undiagnosed adult ADHD.
ADHD isn’t just something that affects children. Attention deficit disorder affects many adults, and its variety of frustrating symptoms such as impairments with concentration and memory, and disorganisation can get in the way of everything from relationships to careers.
Adults with ADHD have most likely always had ADHD – it may have gone unrecognised throughout childhood. This was especially common in the past, when others may have labelled you as a day-dreamer, a lazy kid, a troublemaker, forgetful, disorganised – or just as a bad student.
There is also the possibility that you may have been able to compensate for the symptoms of ADHD when you were young. As demands increase – through primary into secondary school, and then into pursuing a career, raising a family, running a household, the greater the demands on you become. These demands are made on your abilities to organise, focus, and remain calm. Although this can be challenging for anyone, if you have ADHD it can feel almost impossible.
The good news is that, no matter how it feels, many challenges of attention deficit disorder can be overcome.
With education, support, and a little creativity, you can learn to manage the symptoms of adult ADHD—even turning some of your weaknesses into strengths. It’s never too late to turn the difficulties of adult ADHD around and start discovering strategies that can help you succeed.
In adults, attention deficit disorder often looks different than ADHD in children. We know that symptoms are unique for each individual, but it you find you are experiencing many of the following, it may be time for a formal assessment and support.
For adults diagnosed in later life, understanding what ADHD is may lead to a deeper understanding of the self, and awareness of helpful strategies to reduce stress.
There is no single test for adult ADHD. We offer a comprehensive and holistic testing package for ADHD, because we know how important an accurate diagnosis is. Our testing is designed with your individual needs in mind.
Our holistic testing may include clinical observations, information gathering from family or friends, and testing in regards to academic, social, behavioural and emotional functioning. A developmental history review and specific tests of attention, in addition to psychometric testing to identify cognitive strengths and weaknesses can be undertaken.
Other problems such as learning difficulties, anxiety, sleep problems, attachment difficulties, mood problems, personal temperament or other neuro-developmental disorders can lead to very similar symptoms to AD/HD.
We understand how important a thorough assessment is and tailor our approach to your individual needs.