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Why Women with ADHD Face High Rates of Missed Diagnoses
For decades, medical textbooks, clinical trials, and diagnostic criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder were developed almost exclusively around the behavior of young boys exhibiting external, hyperactive behaviors. Because diagnostic benchmarks favored loud, disruptive symptoms, millions of young girls whose ADHD presented internally as inattention, day-dreaming, or perfectionism were completely overlooked by school systems and pediatricians. According to a compelling health report published by NPR, this historical gender gap has created a public health crisis for adult women…
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