Have you ever been told “Oh, ADHD doesn’t exist” or “Children just grow out of it”?
Whilst we know these claims aren’t true, it can be difficult to immediately bring to mind the science that corresponds with reality. We’ve worked with world-leading ADHD experts and the ADHD Awareness Month coalition to bust 10 common myths about the condition. Each myth has been translated into a number of European languages and you can read the full articles or download a printable version to share with family and friends.
Developmental studies that have followed families over time concluded that discipline and relationship problems are the consequences of ADHD behavior problems in the children, not the cause.
Author: Dr Eric Taylor FRCP FRCPsych (Hon) FMedSci
Boys are diagnosed two to three times as often as girls, but about 4.2% of girls have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life (and that’s not none!)
ADHD is a lifelong, often chronic condition caused by a physical difference in the brain. Everyone can be distracted or forgetful sometimes, but that’s not because of ADHD.
There are more than 100,000 articles in science journals on ADHD (and its precursor labels), with references to it in medical textbooks going back to 1775!
Whilst some people might not feel the symptoms of ADHD by age 21 or 27, significant symptoms and impairments persist in 50-86% of people with ADHD, and lots of adults suffer with the symptopms of ADHD.
