Reflections on the manifestation of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in girls from young adults with lived experiences: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is more commonly missed or diagnosed later in females than in males. One explanation is that diagnostic criteria have been informed by research primarily based on male samples and may not adequately capture the female presentation of ADHD.

Aims

This study used a qualitative approach to better understand female ADHD in childhood, from the perspective of young women and non-binary adults with ADHD.

Method

Twelve young adults (10 women and 2 non-binary individuals assigned female at birth, aged 18-25 years) with ADHD were interviewed to describe their lived experiences of ADHD throughout childhood. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and qualitatively analysed using the framework method, a codebook approach to t

SUBMITTER: Williams T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12550658 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature