The number of Australians prescribed medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has more than doubled in the last five years to reach 414,000 in 2022. For many, getting an ADHD diagnosis and the right medication can be a game changer with major, lifelong benefits.
She'd been reading about ADHD in the news, and many of the symptoms sounded familiar. "I was having problems concentrating, becoming really distracted by things like the lights and sounds," she says. Things weren't perfect but, looking back on that time, Natalia says she had "an idyllic sort of a life".
She had a job at a prestigious university, $120,000 in the bank, a loving partner, a rental in Sydney's east a stone's throw from the beach, and shared custody of her two primary school-aged sons.The number of Australians prescribed medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has more than doubled in the last five years to reach 414,000 in 2022. For many, getting an ADHD diagnosis and the right medication can be a game changer with major, lifelong benefits. The prevalence of ADHD is contested territory, but it's thought to affect 2–6 per cent of adults in Australi
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