Is There a Unique Type of ADHD with an Adult Onset?

00:00 Introduction and Discussion of Acquired ADHD Secondary to Brain Injuries
02:25 The Controversy starting in 2015 about a unique onset group of adults with ADHD
04:40 Why the DSM criterion for age of onset of age 12 has no scientific basis and should be discarded
07:54 Other evidence that reports of adult onset of ADHD are not reliable nor accurate
10:00 A critical review of the evidence and alternative explanations for people reporting an adult onset to their ADHD
12:12. Summation of the evidence


This commentary focuses on the claim that ADHD can have an adult onset, rather than one during development, and that it may be a unique form of ADHD. The evidence reviewed suggests that this is not likely to be true for various reasons I discuss here

References used in the video:
T. Moffitt et al. (2015). Is Adult ADHD a Childhood-Onset Neurodevelopmental Disorder? Evidence From a Four-Decade Longitudinal Cohort Study. American Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2015...
Solmi, M. et al. (2021). Age of onset of mental disorders worldwide: large-scale meta-analysis of 192 epidemiological studies. Molecular Psychiatry, 6/2/2021. https://www.nature.com/articles/s4138...
M. Sibley et al. (2017). Late-Onset ADHD Reconsidered With Comprehensive Repeated Assessments Between Ages 10 and 25. American Journal of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017...
L. Taylor et al. (2021). Adult-Onset ADHD: A Critical Analysis and Alternative Explanations. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. https://link.springer.com/article/10....



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