My son is 23 years old and he was diagnosed as a child as having ADHD. Now as an adult he told me that he still has problems focusing and his former psychologist said that he out grew ADHD. However, I m concerned because he is occasionally depressed, can t keep a steady job and he has lost alot of weight. I don t know if he may be suffering from Bi-Polar Disorder. He lives in Orlando, Fl and I live in Savannah, Ga. What should I do?
Hello I read your statement and I understand you are concerned about your Sopwith age, ADHD symptoms lessens and finally at a stage there is no more ADHD. However, it is also a fact and at some age, the symptoms faded just change and the disease is still there, in late teenage and adulthood, symptoms from typical ADHD change to those similar to anxiety and depression, and most of the time, misdiagnosis occurs, and the physician tells that ADHD is no more and this is new onset depression, and he starts treatment for anxiety and depression. In my opinion, You son has still ADHD, I advise you to take him to a reputed psychiatrist for evaluation.