Why are so many adults being diagnosed with ADHD?

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 2 p.m.

b'Matilda Boseley was 23 when she was diagnosed with ADHD after viewing countless videos on Tik Tok about the condition. With the diagnosis came relief, but also a lot of unanswered questions: why are so many adults only discovering they have ADHD now? And why are girls so often overlooked when it comes to diagnosis? Matilda Boseley speaks to Laura Murphy-Oates about her new book The Year I Met My Brain You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport'