PHOENIX -- When most people think of attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder, known as ADHD, they think of kids. ADHD
is considered a childhood developmental problem, but it's not
just kids who are affected. "ADHD, if it's diagnosed in a child,
it often extends into adulthood," Dr. Art Mollen explained
Tuesday morning. According to WebMD, that's exactly what happens
in about 60 percent of children with ADHD. That's some 8 million
adults, many of whom are not diagnosed or treated. "In order for
you, as an adult, to actually have ADHD, it has to have been
diagnosed in childhood, and then it travels on," Mollen said.
"It's not like anxiety of depression, where it's something that
can develop in adulthood. It's something that actually started
in childhood." There are occasions, however, when ADHD has been
missed in childhood. "No question about it," Mollen said. "And
sometimes it's over diagnosed in childhood. We see that quite
often, [doctors] putting children on medications who perhaps
should not be." Symptoms