Kvinnor med ADHD - en studie av bloggar kring upplevelser av att få diagnosen
(2013) SOPA63 20122School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to examine how women can experience getting an ADHD diagnosis in adult age and to examine their experience of growing up without a proper diagnosis. Data was collected from ten blogs written by Swedish women with ADHD. Antonovsky's Salutogenic theory, with the focus on KASAM, was used to analyse the findings. The results showed that women with undiagnosed ADHD, often experienced functional difficulties and guilt-feelings during childhood. Most women were positive getting an ADHD diagnosis, which gave them an explanation of their functional difficulties in everyday life. Their sense of coherence increased after diagnosis, regarding both comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. With increased knowledge... (More)
- The aim of this study was to examine how women can experience getting an ADHD diagnosis in adult age and to examine their experience of growing up without a proper diagnosis. Data was collected from ten blogs written by Swedish women with ADHD. Antonovsky's Salutogenic theory, with the focus on KASAM, was used to analyse the findings. The results showed that women with undiagnosed ADHD, often experienced functional difficulties and guilt-feelings during childhood. Most women were positive getting an ADHD diagnosis, which gave them an explanation of their functional difficulties in everyday life. Their sense of coherence increased after diagnosis, regarding both comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. With increased knowledge about ADHD and proper strategies, their ability to cope with stress increased. Some of them even felt that ADHD has given them advantages. Their lives appear more comprehensible, manageable and meaningful after diagnosis, which also indicates that their health has improved. (Less)
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