Women with #ADHD are diagnosed ~5 years later than men.
Contributors include:
• Higher internalizing (anxiety, depression)
• Masking/compensation
• Criteria normed on males
Rising rates reflect delayed recognition-not overdiagnosis.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Emily Bates was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 34. She explores how the condition presents in women and why so many are diagnosed later in life.
