By Zearah McCracken
Griffith University, Southport Campus.
This story explores the historical underdiagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Australian women and the growing awareness surrounding symptom presentation later in life. The idea was inspired by emerging research from Monash University suggesting ADHD may be systematically underdiagnosed in women, alongside increasing public discussion surrounding adult diagnosis. Given the growing prevalence of ADHD conversations in mainstream media, I was interested in examining the reasons behind increasing diagnosis rates rather than contributing to common misconceptions that ADHD is simply becoming more common.