Dr. Kieran Kennedy

to be honest, that stereotypical naughty little boy that was running around the classroom and not able to sit still or kicking desks over, whatever it was.

But hyperactivity can look like really struggling to sit still, being overactive, over-talkative, struggling with impulse control.

So what we know ADHD is now is often a really complex mixture of those different symptoms for people.

And it's absolutely not that stereotypical old school view of ADHD, which is

why I think there's been a bit of an explosion now for adults, especially realizing they have this, because it's not necessarily the loud, overactive, kind of naughty kid or teenager or adult.

It can look really, really different for different people.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I definitely think social media has got a role to play.

And, you know, I...

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with social media when it comes to medical and health stuff.

You know, I think there's been a lot more information shared from people themselves around having ADHD and what that looks like.

And then there's just been a lot more awareness, I think, for kids but also adults around what ADHD can look like, and particularly for women.

You know, for girls and women, we now know that so many girls were missed when it comes to diagnosis of ADHD during childhood and adolescence because they didn't look like that stereotypical loud, naughty, overactive, hyperactive boy.

And so now I think a lot of people that were younger during that time have now hit adulthood.

And we've become aware that ADHD can look very different.

So more people are presenting for assessment and diagnosis.

So there's a lot out there around rising rates of ADHD and autism and neurodivergence.

And, you know, we can go down the Trump rabbit hole if we want to, but a lot of misinformation around what's causing it.

Oh my God, don't even get me started.

But, you know, so there's misinformation about why ADHD rates are rising, but a lot of it comes down to the fact that there's a different way of diagnosing ADHD now.