Adult Women With ADD Face Daily Challenges
Adult women with ADHD face daily challenges. Many doctors still believe that ADD is a disorder only affecting men and boys. Also there are a lot of ADD symptoms in women change with hormones, and become more evident during puberty, and then resurfacing as estrogen levels decline during PMS or perimenopausal.
Signs and symptoms
Women who suffer from adult ADD tend to be irritable, impatient, irritated and impulsive. They tend to jump into projects, such as careers or relationships without planning them in advance. Many of them have a high level of rejection sensitivity which makes it hard for them to cope with real or perceived rejection. They are more likely to engage in sexually risky actions than women who don't have ADD like early sex, casual sex, multiple partners and unprotected pregnancies. Depression often coexists with or is the result of ADD and requires treatment equally. ADD symptoms are more evident in girls who are puberty, PMS, and as estrogen levels decrease during perimenopause and menopausal changes.
Diagnosis
Doctors may miss diagnosing ADD in women because they mistakenly believe that it is more common in boys. women and adhd with ADD tend to be more emotional, particularly when they are puberty, PMS and in perimenopause and menopause as hormone levels change. They may be highly emotional and impulsive, and can be caught in the full swing instead of planning their lives in a controlled manner. Depression can be a result of or is a consequence of the disorder.