Anna Brandberg

One of the reasons there's a stereotype of #ADHD being a “boys” thing is bc generally girls/women’s symptoms tend to manifest inwardly & often don’t “affect” others. As a result, faaar fewer girls get diagnosed as children, thus needlessly suffering in silence their whole lives.

And it doesn’t end there. Even if they DO get diagnosed, they still don’t get the same treatment. A Dutch medical study found: - 47% of boys got medication for their #ADHD. - But only 6% of girls. - 38% of boys got education, info & support for ADHD. - But only 8% of girls.

Legit. I'm going through the diagnosis process now and they are constantly saying "ooh that sounds rough but unfortunately you handle these symptoms so well that we probably shouldn't diagnose you, since you don't seem to need help" and I'm like I JUST WANT SOME HELP

I'm really thankful for women being open about their ADHD lately. Otherwise, I would likely never have even considered that I might have it too - the symptoms are so different from the stereotype. However I probably wouldn't get help either because of all the coping mechanisms

I will say though that the utredningsprocess has been really cathartic - they show so much understanding and recognition for things I've struggled with or felt throughout my life. I feel seen and recognized and it feels so good. Even if that's all I will get. Who knows.