Just watched a seminar on #ADHD in older adults (planning for the future, yeah, that’s the ticket).
The presenter started with a slide that said “Why Is ADHD in Older Adults an Issue?” and had a speech bubble (presumably from some naysayer) saying, "They lived with it their whole lives. Why bother treating it now?"
The presenter is going to answer the question, and is an ally, but my first impulse is to correct that question… I didn't "live" with ADHD, I suffered from it, and still do. So, instead of “why bother treating it now" the question is actually “what took you so long?!”
Which is odd, given how much of a goldmine there is there with the number of potential study subjects, most of whom would be easier to get information from than a young kid given higher articulation about their experiences.
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