High-Functioning Adult ADHD: What It’s Like

SOURCES:

Denise Leung, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, medical director of quality, Department of Psychiatry, NYPH-CUIMC; program medical director, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital Community and Acute Outpatient Psychiatry Services, Child and Adolescent Health, New York City.

Edward M. Hallowell, MD, board-certified child and adult psychiatrist, author of ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction — from Childhood Through Adulthood; founder, The Hallowell ADHD Centers; host, “Distraction” podcast, Sudbury, MA.

Vinay Saranga, MD, board-certified psychiatrist, founder of Saranga Comprehensive Psychiatry, Apex, NC.

Dusti Arab, founder and CEO, The Reinvention Co.; founder, ADHD Business, Portland, OR.

CDC: “What is ADHD?” “Symptoms and Diagnosis of ADHD.”

Mayo Clinic: “Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.”

HelpGuide.org: “ADHD in Adults.”

CHADD.org: “For Adults: Medication Management,” “Did DaVinci Have ADHD? Why Do We Want to Know?” ”Workplace Issues,” “Diagnosing ADHD.”

UK Adult ADHD Network: “The Challenges of High-Functioning ADHD.”

Gracepoint Wellness: “Famous People with ADHD.”