Adult ADHD: Succeeding in the Workplace (WWK16) The symptoms of ADHD create special challenges for the adult in the workplace, just as they do for the child in school. To date, very little research has been conducted that provides adults with ADHD empirically-based approaches to understanding and coping with workplace issues. Until scientifically-based guidelines…

Although a diagnosis of ADHD is the first step in initiating medical, educational, and mental health treatments, the diagnosis itself does notguarantee that the adult with ADHD has the right to receive accommodations inthe workplace or higher education. This sheet provides an overview of the legalrequirements and protections afforded individuals appropriately diagnosed with ADHD. This…

Knowledge of ADHD in women at this time is extremely limited as few studies have been conducted on this population.1,2 Women have only recently begun to be diagnosed and treated for ADHD, and today, most of what we know about this population is based on the clinical experience of mental health professionals who have specialized…