More adults than ever have been seeking ADHD medications – an ADHD expert explains what could be driving the trend

Image caption: During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media was awash with promotions for ADHD as an explanation for people’s overwhelmed state of mind. Image credit: useng / iStock via Getty Images Plus. Article by Margaret Sibley. The Conversation – August 4, 2023.

As a woman in my 30s who was constantly typing “ADHD” into my computer, I had something interesting happen to me in 2021. I started receiving a wave of advertisements beckoning me to get online help for ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. One was a free, one-minute assessment to find out if I had the disorder, another an offer for a digital game that could help “rewire” my brain. Yet another ad asked me if I was “delivering” but still not moving up at work. […]

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