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Women With ADD - Symptoms and Diagnosis

Women who suffer from ADD face daily challenges well into adulthood. If she is a dreamer in school or has trouble keeping up with household chores and responsibilities women with ADD often has a hard time meeting the needs of her family. The signs of adhd in adult women of ADD in women are different and opposite from the symptoms seen in males. This makes diagnosis and treatment difficult.

Signs and symptoms

Women who suffer from ADD may have difficulty to keep a job or manage household chores, especially during times of hormonal changes like puberty PMS and perimenopause. Depression is not a symptom but it can be a co-symptom with ADD and is misdiagnosed when doctors look adhd for adult women symptoms that are more common to men. Women with the hyperactive/impulsive subtype of ADD are impatient visibly or internally, jump into activities without thinking and speak and act impulsively. Minor irritations like standing in line or waiting for the phone drive them to distraction. They also struggle with managing time, forgetfulness, and trouble focusing on tasks. They may have a tendency to fidget and sleep in a poor way. They may be prone anxiety and depression that are often misdiagnosed as bipolar disorder.

Diagnosis

Since women's symptoms of ADD are less recognized than those of men It can be a challenge to be diagnosed. Doctors tend to concentrate on the symptoms that are more common attention deficit in women boys, but overlook the subtleties that are related to ADD in girls. This is especially the case during menopausal changes, puberty or perimenopausal, as well as PMS, when estrogen levels decrease. Depression can also be a co-occurring condition with ADD in a lot of women and requires treatment. Before visiting a doctor, go through a few books about ADD/adhd assessment for adult women adult women diagnosis (for beginners) to gain a better understanding of the condition and your own symptoms. You will feel more comfortable and confident during the diagnostic process.