Adult ADHD or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference

Adult sitting at a desk looking mentally drained, illustrating adult ADHD or burnout overwhelm

Adult ADHD and burnout can look identical from the inside: no focus, no follow-through, no energy left over. They separate on when the pattern started, whether real rest changes it, and how many parts of your life it touches. Here is how clinicians tell them apart, and what to do with either answer.