MONDAY TO BEGIN SEARCHING FOR HIS REPLACEMENT. >> WHEN YOU THINK OF SOMEONE WITH ADHD, YOU PROBABLY THINK OF A CHILD WITH GOOD REASON. AT LEAST SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF ADHD HAVE TO MERGE BEFORE THE AGE OF 12 TO RECEIVE THAT DIAGNOSIS. THT CAN AFFECT ADULTS TOO. AND IF LEFT UNTREATED, THEY CAN LEAD TO POOR PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL. STRUGGLES THAT WORK AND TURMOIL AND RELATIONSHIPS. I TALKED TO A NEWLY DIAGNOSED METRO DETROIT MOM WHO SAYS IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE ADHD AND GET TREATMENT. >> I'M FINDING WAYS TO LATE TO BE THERE FOR MY CHILDREN. FACES MY BRAIN THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE NEXT THINGS TO DO. OAKLAND COUNTY, MOTHER OF 2 AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, JESSICA STEWART HAS ADHD. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED JUST THIS SUMMER AND 35 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY LIFE CHANGING. HOW DID HAVING ADHD IMPACT YOUR LIFE BEFORE YOU GOT TREATMENT? >> IT MADE THINGS HARD. I STRUGGLED WITH SCHOOL. I STRUGGLED WITH ELATION STEPS AND JESSICA IS NOT ALONE. ADHD IS INCREDIBLY STRESSED. FOLK DOCTOR JULIE BRAUN, KACZYNSKI WITH MONARCH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND BLOOMFIELD HILLS IS ROUGHLY 4% OF ALL ADULTS HAVE ADHD. BUT SYMPTOMS LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE CHILDHOOD HYPERACTIVE KIDS MAY SEEM TO BOUNCE OFF THE WALLS AS AN ADULT HYPERACTIVITY. IT MIGHT LOOK MORE LIKE RESTLESSNESS. I'M REALLY CAN'T SIT THROUGH SHOW OR MOVIE. THE 3 TYPES OF ADHD, HYPERACTIVE, IMPULSIVE, INATTENTIVE, OR COMBINATION ADULTS WITH HYPERACTIVITY IMPULSIVENESS MAY HAVE TOO MUCH ENERGY MOVE OR TALK TOO MUCH OR DIFFICULTY WITH SELF-CONTROL. INATTENTIVE TYPE, THOUGH, IS MORE COMMON IN ADULTS AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY TROUBLE, FOCUSING ORGANIZING TASK TROUBLE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS OR COMPLETING PROJECTS AT WORK. A STUDY PUBLISHED IN JAMA OPEN NETWORK SHOWS 123% INCREASE IN ADHD IN ADULTS FROM 2007 TO 2016 RESEARCH IS BEING DONE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF ADULT ONSET IN MANY CASES GO. THE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN THERE ALL ALONG, JUST OVERLOOK. IF YOU HAVE IT WHEN YOUR CHILD, YOU WILL HAVE IT IN YOUR 20'S AND 30'S TRANSITIONING TO 30'S 40'S 5TH, YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, ADHD SYMPTOMS OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND GIRLS AND WOMEN BECAUSE THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO SHOW HYPERACTIVITY. BOISE TEND TO SHOW WITH HYPERACTIVITY. >> WHEREAS GIRLS AND FEMALES, A LOT OF IT IS IN TURN ON THEIR JULY DIAGNOSIS AND NEW TREATMENT. >> JESSICA SAYS SHE CAN BE MORE PRESENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN. SHE CAN FINISH TASK AND HER BRAIN IS NO LONGER RACING. SHE SAYS SHE ONLY WISHED SHE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED SOONER. >> BUT NOW JESSICA IS THRIVING. THANKS TO RECEIVING A PROPER DIAGNOSIS, WHICH REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL TESTING AND RULING OUT OTHER DISORDERS. MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS OF ADHD CAN BE PRESIDENT IN OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES LIKE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, PTSD, EVEN OVERACTIVE THYROID TREATMENT OFTEN INVOLVE STIMULANT MEDICATIONS BUT THEIR NON STIMULANT OPTIONS TO IN PSYCHOTHERAPY IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT AND HELPING THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED DEVELOP ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES TO MINIMIZE THE SYMPTOMS AND MAXIMIZE FUNCTION. BUT THAT DIAGNOSIS FOR JESSICA, SHE SAYS, HAS BEEN LIFE CHANGING. I'M SURE THAT WOULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR EVERYDAY. JUST DAY TO DAY THINGS. WITHOUT A DOUBT. SHE SAYS SHE COULD BE MORE PRESENT FOR HER CHILDREN. HER MIND'S NOT RACING. SHE SAYS ITS OFFER BENEFITS BOTH AT WORK. >> AND AT HOME, I LOVE THAT FOR HER AND HOPEFU
