Adult ADHD
I recently read a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), claiming that 3-4% of adults world wide have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). On average, these adults miss about 3-weeks of work a year. Apparently this condition causes lack of concentration at work, due to the hyperactivity, plus impulsiveness and forgetfulness. The worse part of this condition is that most adults don’t even know they have a problem. I find that amazing! Did these adults all of a sudden get this condition? I doubt it, they must have lived with it all or most of their lives. If these adults were diagnosed with this disorder at a young age, did they think they were going to grow out of it? If anyone is interested in reading more about ADHD and the workplace, visit the U.S. National Resource Center on ADHD.
