Often has difficulty paying attention to tasks
Often seems to not listen when spoken to directly
Often fails to follow through on instructions, chores, or duties in the workplace
Often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
Often avoids... or is reluctant to participate in tasks requiring sustained mental effort
Often loses things like tools, wallets, keys, paperwork, eyeglasses, and mobile phones
Often easily distracted by other things
Often forgetful in daily activities, such as running errands, returning calls, paying bills, and keeping appointments
Who does that not describe, especially when we haven't had enough sleep or are working a boring job? Who doesn't have a brother-in-law who could be the poster boy for "adult ADHD"?
People younger than Gen Xers may not remember that drugs like Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall were once street drugs that went by names like "Black Beauties," "White Cross" and "LA Turnarounds" and of course "meth."
Adults treating their "ADHD" today with prescribed rather than street drugs are just doing what truck drivers, factory workers, athletes, students, people working two jobs, anyone not getting enough sleep and party animals have done for over 50 years: use speed to make boring and repetitive tasks bearable and even interesting. The only thing different is that Pharma is now the pusher.
The sham of "adult ADHD" was even revealed a few years ago in the medical literature. In 2017 the New York Times reported, "A new study suggests that adult-onset A.D.H.D. is rare -- if it exists at all." The study that the Times cited "all but ruled out adult-onset A.D.H.D. as a stand-alone diagnosis," and asserted that "Most apparent cases of adult-onset attention deficits are likely the result of substance abuse or mood problems."
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