For years Emine didn’t know what was wrong with her. She was diagnosed with ADHD in her early 20s. But until then it was a long ordeal.
“For a long time, I’ve thought of ADHD as a kind of disease that only little boys have and that disappears as they get older. I would never have guessed that girls or a grown woman could also have ADHD. Ironically, teachers at my brother in in elementary school suspected he might have ADHD. He was a very active kid and used to climb all the trees in the school yard, but a doctor’s test showed he was just very active.
A big problem when diagnosing ADHD – especially in women and girls – are these clichés in the head. When most people think of ADHD, they only think of boys who are hyperactive and can’t sit still.
Source: Stern
