ADHD Diagnoses Rise in Adults: Better Detection or Real Increase?

What Happened A significant shift is occurring in how and when ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is being diagnosed in the United States. Dr. Laura Knouse, a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Richmond, revealed that approximately 7.5 million of America’s 15+ million adults with ADHD diagnoses received those diagnoses during adulthood, not childhood. This represents a departure from historical patterns where ADHD was primarily viewed as a childhood condition.