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Why Girls with ADHD, Autism and Dyslexia go Undiagnosed
Girls with ADHD, autism, and dyslexia are diagnosed three to five times less often than boys — and it's not because they're less affected. It's because they're better at hiding it.
In this episode, I break down the three reasons neurodivergent girls go undetected: how socialization teaches them to mask their symptoms, why female brains are naturally better at compensating, and how our diagnostic tools were built entirely on male research subjects.
Key Topics:
The differences in diagnosis rates between boys and girls for neurodivergent conditions
How societal socialization encourages girls to…
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