Adult Women With ADD Face Daily Challenges

Adult women with adhd symptoms women face daily challenges. Many doctors believe that ADD is a condition only affecting boys and men. Also there are a lot of ADD symptoms in women fluctuate with hormones, Adult Add Women becoming more prominent during puberty and then again when estrogen decreases during PMS or perimenopause.

Symptoms

Women who suffer from adult add in women add women (their explanation) ADD are easily frustrated and easily impulsive. They are more likely to get involved in projects, like careers or Adult Add women relationships without planning them in advance. Some also have sensitivity to rejection which makes it hard to cope with real or perceived rejection. Women with ADD are more likely to engage in sexually risky behaviors than women who don't suffer from ADD, such as early sexual activity, casual sex multiple partners and unprotected births. Depression can coexist with or is a result of ADD and must be treated equally. ADD symptoms are more noticeable hyperactivity in women girls during puberty, PMS, and as estrogen levels decrease during perimenopause and menopausal changes.

Diagnosis

While ADD symptoms in women are similar to those of men, doctors could not recognize the symptoms due to misconceptions that ADD is more prevalent in boys. Women who suffer from ADD tend to be more emotional, especially during puberty, PMS, and during menopausal and perimenopausal hormone levels change. They may be impulsive, and rushing into things without planning. Depression often coexists with or is a result of the disorder.