Adult ADHD diagnosis: ‘You’ve got to relook at your entire life’

In Australia the condition is likely underdiagnosed, particularly in women. Its apparent increase may simply be a matter of catching up

Bianca Nogrady

Fri 7 Oct 2022 15.00 EDT

When Zoë Rose found out she had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder – also known as ADHD – four years ago, at the age of 38, it was like the moment at the end of the Bruce Willis film The Sixth Sense when (spoiler alert!) it’s revealed that the main character was dead the whole time.

“Same scenario, but you had ADHD the whole time,” Rose says. “You’ve got to relook at your entire life”.

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