Adulthood removes the external scaffolding that supported many people with ADHD during childhood, exposing executive function deficits in planning, organizing, time perception, emotional regulation, and motivation. New responsibilities such as chores, household maintenance, and managing appointments create higher-stakes consequences when tasks go undone, including unsanitary living conditions, illness, or pest problems. Overwhelm, shame, and guilt commonly follow. Sleep problems affect about 80% of people with ADHD, reducing energy recovery and worsening task capacity. ADHD in adults can also impose substantial financial costs through lost earnings or impulsive spending. Seeking help remains a viable option at any age.
When you grow into adulthood, there is an entirely new set of challenges that await you with ADHD. When you are a kid or a teenager, you tend to be sheltered and in a more or less structured environment. You go to school every day, have a sleep-wake routine, and parents who usually cook and do chores for you, which allows you to pursue your interests.
ADHD, in essence, is a difficulty in controlling your executive functions, such as planning, organizing, time perception, emotional dysregulation, and motivation. When you're in school, but your parents take care of everything, that can make it difficult to learn and socialize, but otherwise doesn't have massive consequences on your health and life. When you are on your own, not only do you have a whole new load of tasks to be done, but the consequences of not doing them can be an utter disaster.
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