Transcript of ADHD in Women #shorts
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0:00if you're a woman and you don't have0:01adhd0:03actually you might adhd in women often0:05gets missed it tends to be a more0:06internalized presentation which means0:08it's not going to be as obvious to0:09others so girls and women with adhd are0:11also more likely to self-diagnose be the0:13first to suspect that they might have0:14adhd for women other diagnoses such as0:17anxiety or depression might be more0:19pronounced might be more obvious and so0:21hide the underlying adhd so even if they0:24go to a mental health professional a lot0:25of women are actually not going to be0:27recognized as having adhd because a lot0:29of things that people with adhd struggle0:31with are things that women are supposed0:32to be good at we feel extra social0:34pressures to be good at those things0:36develop extra coping strategies and we0:37also tend to under report our symptoms0:39while the short-term impact of having0:41adhd might not be as obvious or severe0:43in girls and women because we aren't0:44getting into trouble we aren't getting0:46into fights long-term impact is things0:48like eating disorders unwanted0:50pregnancies the ways in which we0:51self-medicate just to cope are often0:53really unhealthy check out my video on0:55adhd and women for more0:58[Music]
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