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Comment on A Critical Need Ignored: Inadequate Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD After Age 60 by Doug Cameron
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Drastic clinical changes must take place to improve outcomes for underdiagnosed, undertreated, and overlooked older adults.
Preliminary research is beginning to paint a picture of what ADHD looks like in adults over the age of 60.
This can, in turn, make ADHD symptoms significantly worse.
This is particularly true for women, for whom hormonal changes can exacerbate cognitive challenges.
Difficulties in Diagnosing and Treating ADHD in Older AdultsDifficulties separating ADHD symptoms from signs of normal aging stem from the way most clinicians currently diagnose (and understand) attention deficit.