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Most people have very little idea of the huge and dangerous impacts that #ADHD can have on women and girls.
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It is now clear from diagnoses in later life that #ADHD occurs just as often in women and girls as it does in men and boys.
But women and girls are diagnosed FAR less often, and frequently misdiagnosed 2/9 Image
Women with ADHD are more likely to present outwardly with inattentive traits, because hyperactive/impulsive traits are more likely to be masked and 'internalised'. 3/9 Image
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A moment of pleasure today: my ADHD doctor is releasing me into the care of my GP as my treatment is stable

He said something that I think should be said to anyone diagnosed as an adult. "You have achieved so much without support and you should be really proud of yourself." ๐Ÿ†
(how incredibly fitting that I wrote that tweet originally with a massive typo in it ๐Ÿ™„)

Part of me wonders what my life would have been like if I'd been diagnosed as a child. BUT! I started senior school in 1993. The diagnostic criteria for women only really changed in 2013.
It was incredible to realise that the shopping list of everything "wrong" with me โ€“ binge eating disorder, problem drinking, insomnia, depression, anxiety etc etc โ€“ were comorbidities of ADHD โ€“ and sadly less so that it took women talking about it online to realise what I had.
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As #ADHD is trending, I'd like everyone to know:

๐Ÿง  You don't need to be visibly hyperactive to have ADHD (#ADHDinattentive)
๐Ÿง  Girls/women have ADHD
(#ADHDwomen)
๐Ÿง  Adults have ADHD (#AdultADHD)
๐Ÿง  ~80% of adults with ADHD don't know they have it
๐Ÿง  There are lots of #ADHDmyths
๐Ÿง  You can have #ADHD and do well at school, have a degree, a job, a relationship & a family
๐Ÿง  You don't outgrow ADHD
๐Ÿง  There's no cure for ADHD
๐Ÿง  Undiagnosed/untreated ADHD can have serious consequences
๐Ÿง  ADHD meds decrease the risk of drug abuse
๐Ÿง  ADHD is highly genetic
๐Ÿง  #ADHD is underdiagnosed
๐Ÿง  Not all doctors recognise ADHD
๐Ÿง  ADHD is often misdiagnosed as e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar
๐Ÿง  Lots of ADHDers have comorbid conditions, e.g. autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, tourettes
๐Ÿง  Many undiagnosed ADHDers self-medicate with alcohol/drugs
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