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Understanding Adult ADHD: Signs, Experiences and the Assessment Process
Updated: 4 days ago
Adult ADHD
Adult ADHD can affect people in different ways. For some adults, receiving an explanation for long-standing difficulties can provide a clearer understanding of their experiences and help identify appropriate next steps.
What is adult ADHD?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition. In adults, experiences can vary considerably and may involve difficulties with attention, organisation, time management, impulsivity or restlessness.
How can ADHD present in adulthood?
Some adults describe finding it difficult to maintain attention on tasks that do not feel immediately engaging, while others experience challenges with planning, organisation or managing competing demands. These experiences are individual and can vary across different areas of life.
Attention and concentration difficulties
Organisation and planning challenges
Managing time and deadlines
Restlessness or impulsivity
Feeling overwhelmed by competing demands
Why might ADHD go unrecog
Some people develop strategies that help them manage difficulties for many years. Others may notice challenges becoming more apparent when responsibilities increase during education, work, relationships or family life.
What happens during an ADHD assessment?
A structured assessment considers current experiences alongside developmental history and information about how difficulties affect everyday life.
01 Questionnaires | 02 Clinical Interview |
03 Developmental Information | 04 Results & Recommendations |
At HH Psychology Practice, adult ADHD assessments are carried out by Dr Harriet Holroyd, a HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist with adult ADHD assessment training through UKAAN.
Taking the next step
If you are considering an adult ADHD assessment and would like to understand the process in more detail, you are welcome to get in touch.
About Dr Harriet Holroyd
Dr Harriet Holroyd is a Clinical Psychologist offering adult ADHD assessments, ADHD coaching and psychological therapy online and in Colchester, Essex.
HCPC Registered · BABCP Accredited
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