It's not adult ADHD
One phrase I’ve grown to really dislike (that I’ve also used myself) is “Adult ADHD.”
I see a lot of stuff like…
I was diagnosed with adult ADHD.
Or…
I have adult ADHD.
The reason I dislike “Adult ADHD” as a phrase is that for a lot of neurotypical folks, it implies that it’s something you developed as an adult, or that you can grow out of.
You don’t have “Adult ADHD.”
You have ADHD. You’ve always had ADHD. You always will have ADHD.
The way it affects you will grow and change and shift over time, just like your brain does. But it’s not a different kind of ADHD.
It’s just ADHD.