GPs urged to look out for patients with a missed diagnosis ADHD, NICE has warned

NICE is urging doctors to think about a potential ADHD diagnosis in people who are at higher risk of having the condition, but who are usually overlooked. People who have other conditions, such as a learning disability or mental health problem, or who have a close family member with ADHD are among those more likely to be undiagnosed or wrongly diagnosed with something else. It is thought ADHD is often missed in girls and women. This is because they may not display classic symptoms and for example, be less disruptive at school, the new draft guidance says. Professor Mark Baker,