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The scientific, peer-reviewed answer is that it is significantly under-diagnosed in adults as well as in those AFAB of all ages. Most sources say up to 80% of adults with ADHD are undiagnosed and/or untreated.
Newcorn JH, Weiss M, Stein MA. The complexity of ADHD: diagnosis and treatment of the adult patient with comorbidities. CNS Spectr. 2007;12(suppl 12):1–14. quiz 15–16.
I think argueing if adhd might be over or under diagnosed makes adulds feel even more ashamed.
I also don’t like blaming self diagnosis. Women having a hard time finding professionell help, cause they never fit into stereotypical adhd behaivor. They seen as overreacting and emotional.
The scientific, peer-reviewed answer is that it is significantly under-diagnosed in adults as well as in those AFAB of all ages. Most sources say up to 80% of adults with ADHD are undiagnosed and/or untreated.
May I have this source? Being genuine here, I don’t doubt this but I may use it to show people and maybe put a bug in their ear to get diagnosed.
I found these citations in a paper on the first page of Google. I apologize but I have not verified them.
Fayyad J, De Graaf R, Kessler R, et al. Cross-national prevalence and correlates of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Br J Psychiatry. 2007;190(5):402–409.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=Br+J+Psychiatry&title=Cross-national+prevalence+and+correlates+of+adult+attention-deficit/hyperactivity+disorder&author=J+Fayyad&author=R+De+Graaf&author=R+Kessler&volume=190&issue=5&publication_year=2007&pages=402-409&pmid=17470954&
Retz W, Retz-Junginger P, Thome J, et al. Pharmacological treatment of adult ADHD in Europe. World J Biol Psychiatry. 2011;12(suppl 1):89–94.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=World+J+Biol+Psychiatry&title=Pharmacological+treatment+of+adult+ADHD+in+Europe&author=W+Retz&author=P+Retz-Junginger&author=J+Thome&volume=12&issue=suppl+1&publication_year=2011&pages=89-94&pmid=21906003&
Newcorn JH, Weiss M, Stein MA. The complexity of ADHD: diagnosis and treatment of the adult patient with comorbidities. CNS Spectr. 2007;12(suppl 12):1–14. quiz 15–16.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?journal=CNS+Spectr&title=The+complexity+of+ADHD:+diagnosis+and+treatment+of+the+adult+patient+with+comorbidities&author=JH+Newcorn&author=M+Weiss&author=MA+Stein&volume=12&issue=suppl+12&publication_year=2007&pages=1-14&
Thank you!
No problem, hope it was helpful. I will review further when I have time.
what is ASAB in this context?
Assigned snake at birth, it’s a yuan-ti thing
A typo. It should be AFAB, assigned female at birth.
All Snakes are Bastards
I agree with you.
I think argueing if adhd might be over or under diagnosed makes adulds feel even more ashamed.
I also don’t like blaming self diagnosis. Women having a hard time finding professionell help, cause they never fit into stereotypical adhd behaivor. They seen as overreacting and emotional.
What does ASAB mean?
It was a typo that has been corrected to AFAB. The edit may not have federated to your instance yet.