ISLAMABAD: Why does it take longer for women to receive an ADHD diagnosis? How does ADHD present in girls and women, and has the research been keeping up with the complex realities of this developmental condition? Prof. Davida Hartman, Chartered Educational and Child Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland, joins us In Conversation to answer these questions Why does ADHD take years to identify in women? This podcast episode explores the question. Illustration by Andrew Nguyen for Medical News Today. The following text is a full, minimally edited transcript of the MNT In Conversation podcast episode titled: “ADHD in women: Breaking the stereotypes.” Research has shown that women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD for short, are likely to receive their diagnosis later in life. On average, women with ADHD receive their diagnosis 5 years later than their male peers. ONLINE
Often they receive a misdiagnosis, such as anxiety or other mental health conditions, before a specialist accurately identifies ADHD. Many women with ADHD are missed altogether. Why exactly is that? And how can we improve our understanding of this often misrepresented condition?
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Today we will delve into these and other questions around the difficulty of receiving an ADHD diagnosis as a woman on our latest podcast episode In Conversation.
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