More women are receiving later-in-life ADHD diagnoses as awareness and advocacy grows
For many, the loss of structure and routine throughout the pandemic revealed a lifetime of coping mechanisms that masked the issue
Boys are three times more likely to be referred for ADHD assessments than girls but with adult diagnosis numbers between men and women nearly equal, what's to blame for girls being missed earlier in life?
MPR News associate producer Lindsay Guentzel dove into the topic with Dr. Lidia Zylowska, a University of Minnesota Medical School and M Health Fairview psychiatrist who specializes in adult ADHD.
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