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Are people with ADHD more likely to get dementia? What research found

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By Heidi Cope, M.S., for Understood If you have ADHD, it’s common to forget appointments, get distracted, or lose your train of thought due to challenges with executive function. As you get older, though, you might wonder — what’s the difference between ADHD forgetfulness and dementia? That’s a ques…

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    By Heidi Cope, M.S., for Understood If you have ADHD, it’s common to forget appointments, get distracted, or lose your train of thought due to challenges with executive function. As you get older, though, you might wonder — what’s the difference between ADHD forgetfulness and dementia? That’s a ques…

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