Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood, and it’s usually diagnosed in kids. But ADHD tends to be underdiagnosed in women and people of color , which can lead to some people reaching adulthood before realizing they may have the condition. Busy Philipps is one of them.
The actress recently revealed that she was diagnosed with ADHD after going to a doctor’s appointment for her daughter. “My older daughter was having some issues in school and we took her to be evaluated. And literally in the evaluation, my ex-husband, Marc , we were looking at each other because everything the doctor was asking Birdie and talking about, I was like, ‘But that’s me.
That’s what I have,’” the 44-year-old told Us Weekly . Philipps said she felt like “there was something wrong” with her before her diagnosis, only to learn that her challenges with completing tasks and scheduling were likely due to ADHD. “There are ways to deal with it, there are medications.
It has changed my life,” she said. Philipps isn’t the only person who has been through this. Over the past few years, “there has been a significant increase in people seeking an ADHD diagnosis,” says Justin A.
Barterian, PhD, a psychologist and assistant professor at the Ohio State University – Wexner Medical Center. “There currently seems to be less stigma surrounding ADHD and other mental health disorders in our culture today, leading so.
