Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a 2024 review on ADHD. B/c only the abstract is publically available, here are points of possible interest.
Quality of Life: “ADHD negatively affects various functional areas throughout development, which can often lead to a negative self-perception…considering the cultural and value systems to
which that individual belongs.”
“In youths, ADHD can lead to educational and occupational failure, peer conflicts and social exclusion, family conflict, teenage pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.” “These impairments accumulate over time, reducing self-esteem and wellbeing and increasing the risks of suicidality.”
“In adults, ADHD impairs work functioning, relationship quality, financial stability and parenting skills. These issues can affect QoL, which is further reduced with the continued risk of accidents and the emergence of adverse medical outcomes such as cardiometabolic disease. Naturalistic studies have shown that medications improve many functional outcomes, reduce motor vehicle crashes, lower the risk of substance use, lead to higher educational achievement and reduce mortality and premature death.”
Outlook: “We need to learn more about the extent and effect of stigma on people with ADHD, and to improve strategies to avoid stigma.”
“Studies of mechanisms and pathophysiology have reached a turning point. Large collaborative studies have yielded clear evidence about the effect of genetic variants on ADHD and we are beginning to
understand the subtle brain differences between individuals with and those without ADHD.”
“Although we know much about the impairments…much less is known about potential assets and strengths associated with the disorder.”
“Lifestyle recommendations will become a component of multimodal treatment programmes for ADHD along with medication and behavioural interventions. We will see studies of neurotherapies,
applications, wearables, gaming platforms and other digital tools aiming to reduce symptoms of ADHD and monitor symptoms during treatment.”
“Future work on ADHD will be influenced by the neurodiversity framework that considers ADHD to be associated with…brain development and cognitive style” differences “rather than being a disorder per se.”
Tonya Lippert 
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