ADHD affects women and girls but research in the past often excluded them. During Women’s History Month, it’s important to recognize the researchers that are increasing our understanding of and finding better ways to improve the lives of women and girls. Learn more about them at bit.ly/nrcwomen23
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Absolutely! I'm one of at least 6 women I personally know who were diagnosed in our mid/late 30s or early 40s.
We also need to use Women's History Month to help make more women, nonbinary folks, and transgender men aware of the changes our ADHD symptoms will face based around period cycles, pregnancy, child birth, perimenopause, menopause, use of hormonal birth control, removal of ovaries/tubes/uterus.
I think part of why myself and my friends/acquaintances were diagnosed now is a combination of (a) when we were little the diagnostic criteria were not correct for AFAB (assigned female at birth) kids, and (b) our hormonal changes changing our symptoms/presentation such that we realized something was off and sought help.
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