Meeting Criteria for an Adult ADHD Diagnosis is hard
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I would like to define what it means to meet criteria for an Adult diagnosis of ADHD. As my image depicts, you need to tic a number of boxes.
Criteria 1) You need enough symptoms
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Criteria 2) The symptoms occur everywhere! (across domains is what we call it)
Criteria 3) You have to have your identified symptoms as a child before age 12.
Criteria 4) Collateral - you have to prove criteria 3 by someone else describing your childhood symptoms.
Note: Navigate ADHD - females
Due to the effects of estrogen in women's lives, ADHD may become problematic at perimenopause. I am hopeful that one day we will have a caveat that allows for some type of adult confirmation of ADHD.
Criteria 5) All other medical and mental health conditions have to be ruled out (as much as possible) or a justification for why they are comorbid.
If your provider says you don't meet criteria for ADHD: you may have sub-clinical ADHD. Ask yourself if you really need an official diagnosis. You can say, I experience a lot of the traits of ADHD, and then pursue behavioral interventions.
Jane Rekas, LCSW
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