''Of course you don’t have ADHD. You’re smart,' a friend told me, definitively.' Misinformation abounds, making it difficult for adults -- especially women -- to recognize and get diagnosed with ADHD.
Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen may claim that Adderall and other “smart” drugs have become to college “what steroids are to baseball,” these drugs have given me, a relatively unambitious young adult who does not need to cram for tests or club until 6 a.m., a more normal, settled life.routinely evokes skepticism
The answer to all of those questions was no. I would be taking Concerta, a relative of Ritalin. Dr. Ellen Littman, author of, has studied high-IQ adults and adolescents with the disorder for more than 25 years.
“Symptoms may still be present in these girls early on,” says Dr. Patricia Quinn, founder of The National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD. “They just might not affect functioning until a girl is older.” Even if girls do express symptoms, they are less likely to receive diagnoses. A 2009 study, conducted at the University of Queenland, found that girls displaying ADHD symptoms are less likely to be referred for services.
As a recent college graduate cautiously negotiating adulthood in New York City, I am both embarrassed and exhausted by my struggles to keep track of objects and time. While the stakes have become significantly higher — credit cards, passports, and cameras have slipped through my fingers — medication has minimized the frequency of these incidents.
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