In U.S. clinical practice, it is common to meet women who arrive at ADHD evaluation after years of seeking help for anxiety, depression, burnout, or chronic overwhelm.

ADHD assessment has become a crowded and, at times, confusing space. Clients, parents, and even clinicians are increasingly exposed to the idea that ADHD can be confirmed or ruled out through a single screener, a brief computerized task, or a short checklist-based evaluation.