ADHD in Women* and Girls
In October 2021, the Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada (CADDAC) was raising awareness about the presence and impact of ADHD on women* and girls.
I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until the age of 36, and this was largely because my son had been diagnosed seven months prior. If it weren’t for him inheriting this part of my genetics, I may never have discovered my own neurodivergence.
The CADDAC is asking women and girls to share their experiences with being diagnosed and living with ADHD.
How do you think being a woman impacted your ability to get diagnosed?
Being female absolutely delayed my ability to be accurately diagnosed. In my teens and early adulthood, I was misdiagnosed with depression, and then Borderline Personality Disorder.
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