The underlying symptoms of ADHD are the same, however, the impairments present differently in everyday life from person to person. Adults with ADHD can experience academic failure, occupational difficulties, numerous job changes, relationship problems, financial difficulties, and substance use.

Some ways ADHD might show up in a person’s life:

• Having difficulty with focus during conversations, my mind is elsewhere
• Feeling like you are not working to your potential or underachieving
• Working significantly harder than your peers to achieve the same results
• Feeling frustrated and impatient, having emotional outbursts
• Not being able to finish reading an article or a book
• Being easily distracted by the sights and sounds in the environment
• Over/underestimating the time required to complete tasks

• Hyper-focusing on a task while ignoring the surroundings
• Procrastinating or delaying the start of important tasks
• Frequent driving accidents or traffic tickets
• Poor organization
• Impulsive spending, eating, drinking, or sexual activity
• Forgetful in daily activities
• Consistently loses or misplaces things such as keys, wallet or glasses