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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Busy Philipps<\/strong><\/a> is opening up about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old actress revealed in a new interview with People<\/a><\/em> that she was diagnosed with the disorder five years ago when she was seeking treatment for her now-15-year-old daughter Birdie<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The National Institute of Mental Health says that ADHD is \u201cmarked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and\/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t until we were sitting there with my daughter\u2019s doctor and he was going through the checklist that my ex-husband and I started looking at each other, and I had all of them. \u2018Wait, that\u2019s me. 100% me.\u2019 So I went to my own doctor and sure enough, I very much have ADHD,\u201d Busy <\/strong>told People<\/em>. <\/p>\n She added, \u201cMy personal experience was it wasn\u2019t an external chaos. It was an internal chaos that I was managing constantly, and my brain was working four times as hard as everybody else\u2019s to try to make order and sense of a thing. It was just honestly impossible for me to do.\u201d <\/p>\n Pictured here: Busy <\/strong>attending the Bridging the Distance: Celebrating Five Years of Abortion Access with The Brigid Alliance<\/em> event at The Times Center on Wednesday (May 1) in New York City.<\/p>\n Also in attendance were Sara Bareilles<\/strong><\/a>, Beanie Feldstein<\/strong><\/a>, and Sigourney Weaver<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n