Evidence shows that women and girls are more likely to have undiagnosed ADHD , and to be diagnosed later in life. ZM radio host Bree Tomasel was diagnosed with ADHD last year - here’s what she wants you to know about neurodivergence. Growing up, Bree Tomasel recalls having “a million things going on inside my brain”, but it wasn’t until her early 30s that she was officially diagnosed with ADHD - attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
The radio star, one half of ZM’s Bree and Clint drive show, spoke about living with ADHD on air with her co-host Clint Roberts and producer Ellie Harwood, who was also diagnosed at the age of 28 three years ago. Tomasel noted that many women go undiagnosed because they don’t fit the stereotypes. “Back in the day when there was a lot of kids getting diagnosed, it was boys, and all the studies around ADHD were to do with young boys.
There was no research for women or for girls,” she told listeners. “It’s so different for each person and it’s also very different when it comes to men and women.”.