ABOUT ADHD
Are you one of the rising number of women who find out in later life that they have or suspect they have ADHD and want to understand more?
What is ADHD?
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that can affect behaviour in both children and adults (it is not just a kid problem). The condition presents itself differently in each person.
ADHD develops when the brain and central nervous system suffer impairments related to the growth and development of the brains executive functions - such as attention, working memory, planning, organising, forethought and impulse control.
Did you know that ADHD really does look different in females?
It tends to be more noticeable in boys who may be hyperactive whilst girls are likely to be more inattentive - and labelled in school as day-dreamers, ditzy or chatterboxes.
As a result, many women are less likely to be diagnosed and grow up feeling misunderstood. Adult women with ADHD typically present with tremendous time management challenges, chronic disorganisation, longstanding feelings of stress and being overwhelmed, difficulties with money management, children or siblings with ADHD, and a history of anxiety and depression.
Many may not realise they have ADHD themselves until middle age or later.
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Key things for women to consider about ADHD
Boys are more likely to present with more hyperactive
symptoms and 3 x more likely to be diagnosed than girls.
Girls are often overlooked due to less obvious inattentive
symptoms (eg day-dreaming, difficulty concentrating)
As a result, ADHD in women is often misdiagnosed as
anxiety or depression, and incorrectly treated.
Hormone fluctuations exasperate ADHD symptoms
throughout lifecycle including the menopause.
There is a high chance that if you are the mother of a
child, you have had diagnosed with ADHD, you may have
it too.
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