Simone Biles or Eckart von Hirschhausen: People with ADHD can be very successful. A psychologist explains why everyone shows symptoms and how bosses can help.
Ms. Blume, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly known as fidget syndrome, but it doesn’t just affect children. Has it been underestimated in adults for a long time?
Yes, in any case. As a description of a mental disorder in children, records of ADHD date back to the 18th century. But it has only been since the 1990s that the approximately 50 percent of children who had ADHD and who continue to show very clear symptoms in adulthood have been able to receive a diagnosis. Women are particularly affected by late diagnoses.
Source: Stern
