New Adult ADHD Guidelines: What Resources Are Coming Soon

No existing US guidelines currently address the diagnosis and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adulthood. The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) is going to change that.

The organization announced in August 2026 that its US Adult ADHD Guidelines have entered stage 3, the final review stage before publication. The guidelines are the product of APSARD's multidisciplinary membership and are intended to provide comprehensive, evidence-informed recommendations for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD in adults.¹

Brooke Molina, PhD, president of APSARD, described plans to make the forthcoming adult ADHD guidelines accessible at multiple levels of depth. The core guidelines document will run several hundred pages with an extensive citation list, but recognizing that most clinicians won't read that in full, APSARD intends to layer the material—from a high-level summary down to the full document—and post it on the APSARD website. The goal is to reach beyond psychiatrists and psychologists to the full range of disciplines involved in ADHD screening, diagnosis, and treatment, including nurse practitioners, who Molina noted are now among the fastest-growing group of clinicians prescribing stimulant medications.

APSARD is also developing a training certification program for licensed practitioners covering diagnosis and treatment. Since not everyone will want to become a specialist, the program is being designed with multiple certification levels: the initial phase, now in development, is a foundational "adult ADHD 101," with deeper training to follow through webinars, workshops, and other formats.

Dr Molina is a professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and Translational Science, Pediatrics, and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the President of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders.

Reference

1. APSARD announces launch of final review stage for U.S. Adult ADHD Guidelines; publication anticipated this fall. News release. August 2026. Accessed September 14, 2026. https://apsard.org/Web/News/News-Guideline-Update.aspx