Sanders - Women With ADHD: A Life-Changing Guide to Embrace the Hidden Struggles of Living with ADHD – Includes Debunked Myths and 15 Effective Tips to Positively Transform Your Life

A DHD does not distinguish between the sexes. It can occur in women as often as it does in men. There is a tendency for ADHD to go undiagnosed in women, but men are more likely to receive a clear diagnosis during their lifetime. Studies show that misdiagnosing a woman with ADHD is more likely to occur because symptoms of this disorder present themselves differently in women than in men. Whereas symptoms in men exhibit as the stereotypical ones, symptoms in women tend to be more subtle and do not necessarily become obvious until something drastic and unwoman-like happens.

Oftentimes, when women are misdiagnosed with ADHD, they may attribute their symptoms and behavior to another condition, consequently failing to get the help they need. They have probably not realized they have ADHD to begin with to talk of coming to terms with it. This puts women with this disorder in a vicious circle of them not getting the proper treatment and the right help they need. This may lead to self-destructive behavior, especially when one is receiving treatment for the wrong condition. Women with ADHD may find it very hard to live up to the stereotypical woman figure in their society, especially when they are not diagnosed or are misdiagnosed. This can often cause depression and anxiety because they fail to fit in society for reasons that would still be unexplained and unknown to them until they are diagnosed. Although not every woman who fails to fit the stereotypical figure created by society does so due to an undiagnosed or misdiagnosed mental health disorder such as ADHD, many women with undiagnosed ADHD can find it hard to abide by these stereotypes. How society thinks a woman should behave varies from one society to another, and although some independent women have no one to answer to in their daily lives, they still impose expectations on themselves based on the society they live in.

You might feel like you are inconsistent in your daily tasks or feel like you are falling short of expectations. It might feel like your life overall is too much! You might struggle to succeed or feel overwhelmed at times. There are ways to overcome this or, better yet, live in harmony with ones state of ADHD. This book is not to help you use this condition as an excuse to opt out of living your fullest life but rather to help you and the people around you to better understand why you feel some particular emotions or do certain things. Your closest friends and family can once and for all know why you act the way you do and why sometimes you find it hard to keep up with commitments you have taken up impulsively. They can be there with you to support you and help share your load. Your inner circle of people can become more compassionate and understanding of you and your actions. You can eventually stop hearing the things you do not want to hear as a woman with ADHD! Learning how to say Maybe before you say Yes can help take away that nagging feeling that you should be capable of doing more or performing better.

Reducing the number of commitments in ones life can help relieve the load on your schedule and will also help de-clutter your life. Women are often expected to be the organizers and planners for themselves and their families. They tend to commit to tasks leaving no time for themselves. It should be acceptable to assign tasks you are not good at or share duties you are not capable of completing on your own. There are plenty of tools that a woman with ADHD can utilize to help make their lives more manageable, and this book will outline just that. Women should learn to love themselves and understand that one is born with value rather than judging oneself based on the expectations put on them.

I will define ADHD and talk about the different types, including the most common signs and symptoms to look out for. Understanding the condition can help you understand yourself. ADHD can affect your relationships, your sleeping patterns, your emotions, and your sexuality. Hormonal changes and aging can cause symptoms of ADHD to worsen, making performing daily tasks an even bigger challenge. Although you might find yourself in the depths of despair at times, do keep in mind that there are certain jobs that women with ADHD perform better than those that do not have ADHD, your focus can be improved, and physical activity can help your state of ADHD. There are effective ways to cope with your ADHD, and yes, you can stop constantly losing things! Diagnosing a woman with ADHD can not only change their perception of themselves but help them cope with this condition throughout their lives. How can you instigate change without finding the root cause, right? If you are a woman with ADHD, you might have realized by now that there is no cure for this condition, but there are ways to manage it to enable you to live your best life; I cant stress this enough.

Just know that as a woman with ADHD, it all boils down to first getting you properly diagnosed then putting you on the right treatment. Everything else will follow through.