03/11/2026
Whoops! Sorry bout that ladies- hope the last 30+ years (minimally) were tolerable 🤷🏼♂️
Average age of diagnosis:
👦🏼Men: 7 years old
👩🏼Women: 37 years old
ADHD often looks different in girls + women, which is why it’s MISSED so often.
Things like:
- Emotional dysregulation
- Anxiety or depression
- Internalized shame or criticism
- Perfectionism / straight-A student mask ✨✨
- Social masking / overthinking social rules
-Time blindness or trouble planning
- Creative intensity with difficulty organizing ideas
- Unhealthy relationship with food