Missed ADHD in Women: The Cost of Being Misread

For many adult women, ADHD is first experienced as exhaustion, shame, anxiety, avoidance, or the quiet feeling that ordinary life requires more capacity than they have. This article explores why ADHD is often missed in women, how executive functioning struggles can be mistaken for anxiety or personal failure, and why a careful, skills-based approach can help clarify what is actually driving the distress.