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‘I Developed a Drug Problem’: Two Women on Living With Undiagnosed ADHD

 ADHD in the News 2023-06-08


Catri Barrett and Samantha Pena live an ocean apart, but they have one big thing in common. Both had debilitating symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder for years, but were repeatedly misdiagnosed. It was only in adulthood they were finally assessed for ADHD.

View Article: Newsweek, June 4, 2023




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