Many adults wait years before getting evaluated for ADHD. You may have told yourself that as you got older, it would be easier to focus. You may have felt that you just “weren’t trying hard enough” to meet your potential. Or you may have worried that getting an ADHD diagnosis would carry a stigma. Even if you suspected that ADHD was the cause of your problems, you might have hesitated to ask for help because you didn’t want to accept that label.