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ADHD with Debbie Jeffries

The Neurodivergent Woman

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The Most Common Misdiagnosis for Women and Girls With ADHD

I think a lot of women don't ever find that out about themselves. Girls, it's just such a different presentation as is most of the criteria for most neurodivergent developmental disorders. And I think for girls, because that presentation doesn't always neatly fit the criteria as well as it should. So what do you see as the most common misdiagnosis then for women and girls with ADHD? Anxiety, inattention could be linked to just sometimes behavior, sometimes shyness, sometimes social anxiety.

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