ADHD Symptoms Unmasked by the Pandemic: Diagnoses Spike Among Adults, Children

Among ADDitude readers, 26% of adults and children have received a formal ADHD diagnosis during the pandemic. Nearly 22% of adults and 17% of children have started taking ADHD medication for the first time, and many more have modified, added, and switched treatments in the last year. Learn what triggered this surge in diagnoses and how the pandemic has brought both clarity and crisis.