Many people assume that ADHD mostly affects disruptive young boys. But some experts worry that stereotype means the condition can go undiagnosed in women for decades.
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‘Changed my life’: how social media is aiding adult ADHD diagnoses
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University mentor Evie Stewart downloaded the video sharing app TikTok a year ago to learn more about what her young students were interested in. But she ended up learning something life-changing about herself.
She came across a video from a young woman talking about her life living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Intrigued, she went to the woman’s profile and watched another ADHD video. And another. And another. And another.
After TikTok videos prompted Evie Stewart to be clinically assessed for ADHD, she is now documenting her journey on the social media platform to help others.
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Video above: Insight hears from adults navigating the life-shaping consequences of living with ADHD. Full ep. Tuesday March 16 at 8:30pm and on SBS On Demand.
Adult Attention Deficit & Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is estimated to be under-diagnosed and under-treated. It affects around 815,000 people in Australia – 2.5 per cent of adults globally.
Core symptoms of an ADHD diagnosis can range from distractibility and restlessness, to reckless impulsivity and even heavy addiction.
For children it’s a life-shaping diagnosis; for adults it can be a time of grief, and the beginning of an arduous journey to sustained treatment, in the costly world of private psychiatry.