How ADHD Impacts Women & Why Support Communities Matter #adhd

Submitted by Judy Hanning on Fri, 2017-04-28 03:00

Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are presented differently in women, and that’s becoming quite a problem that is quietly disrupting adult women’s lives. Many believe that women are not being properly diagnosed with ADHD because there is a tendency to expect women to multi-task at a higher and greater level than men.

Around 38 percent of adults who are diagnosed with adult ADHD are women; however, the number is probably higher because of the inability to properly diagnose women and the stereotype that women are able to multitask at a much higher and better level than men.
~ HelloFlo

Women show different symptoms when it comes to ADHD.

Because there is a phantom demographic of about six million people living with ADHD and even a stigma about having it if you’re a woman, some people are trying to change that. The Kaleidoscope Society is a group of women living with ADHD that encourages empowerment and speaking out about the stereotypes and stigma surrounding women with it.

Key Takeaways:

1
Thirty-eight percent of those with ADHD are women.
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Women are horribly under diagnosed when it comes to ADHD.
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The symptoms in males and females differ making the stereotype look accurate while in fact it is not.
Read the full article here:
http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1132016/how-adhd-impacts-women