Experts say gender bias and misunderstanding of ADHD in women meant many face years, or even decades, of difficulty before receiving a diagnosis. Fisher​, of Pt Chevalier, hadn’t – she’d never heard of ADHD in women, but felt angry when the question was raised. Romans​ said “without a doubt” ADHD was underdiagnosed in Aotearoa and her “clinical hunch” was it was even more underdiagnosed in women. Gender bias and the stereotype of the “hyperactive naughty boys still prevailed” and had left women underdiagnosed, she said. LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Like many women, Young did not fit the stereotypical profile of a child with ADHD.

Source: Stuff May 03, 2022 03:54 UTC