
Episode 62: ADHD and loneliness/isolation
The ADHD Adults Podcast
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ADHD Symptoms and Loneliness
ADHD is significantly associated with having fewer family members in your social network and a lower number of family members that you see weekly. The ASRS scale, which is that self-report scale for adults with ADHD score more or equal to 14, has been shown as some to be associated with loneliness. And so the more symptoms you got, the worse you are for many things. How many symptoms were you positive for James? Oh yeah, well we said this story before, yes it was 14, should have been 16, couldn't be asked to fill in two parts of the form because it's structurally ableist. Anyway, off time for a break.
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