One hypothesis is that, in the country where you live, there is more stigma around ADHD in adults and it is more frequently ignored or dismissed.
It is an easy condition to ignore —- adults with ADHD are frequently not very “hyperactive” because even if they were as children, they’ve learned to modulate that behavior through experience.
The traits of inattentive-only ADHD are often written off as laziness when in reality that person is experiencing executive dysfunction that makes prioritization of tasks difficult. A common feature of ADHD is to be frequently paralyzed by indecision.
It’s not uncommon for those first diagnosed as adults to be completely blindsided by the disorder.
It is an easy condition to ignore —- adults with ADHD are frequently not very “hyperactive” because even if they were as children, they’ve learned to modulate that behavior through experience.
The traits of inattentive-only ADHD are often written off as laziness when in reality that person is experiencing executive dysfunction that makes prioritization of tasks difficult. A common feature of ADHD is to be frequently paralyzed by indecision.
It’s not uncommon for those first diagnosed as adults to be completely blindsided by the disorder.