How many of your patients continue medications for ADHD after they turn 18?

Keep in mind that discontinuing medications at that time does not mean permanently discontinuing.

As an adult psychiatrist, I see a lot of patients with ADHD who stopped medications after childhood but eventually decided to resume treatment. Most of the time, their strategies for compensating in one...

I would say the majority of my patients continue ADHD treatment once they reach the age of consent. I generally approach treatment by getting both parental consent and patient assent, and encourage gradual autonomy during visits starting around age 16 (depending on developmental level), so most of m...

Almost all, but some go to college and lose follow-up. Some turn against the medications, stop them, struggle in college, and get back on them; some just go to the starting level workforce and stop them.

In my experience, most want to continue with them but some do want to get off medication. Some want to have it available if they need it. It's not like ADHD resolves itself once the patient turns 18. I see this commonly with patients diagnosed with autism and there is a glaring lack of adult patient...