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Young Scots woman with ADHD shares battle for diagnosis after years of being labelled with anxiety and depression

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A Scots baker whose ADHD was misdiagnosed as depression and anxiety for more than a decade has opened up in a bid to raise awareness.Sarah Garvin, 28, felt liberated’ when she was finally told she had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in May this year after doctors told her she was depressed at 15.Women's ADHD is often overlooked for a hormonal problem and often is not diagnosed until later in life.

The condition affects people's behaviour, leaving some restless, having trouble concentrating and acting on impulse. Medics believed Sarah's difficulty with 'regulating her emotions’ was a hormone issue and prescribed her medication to tackle depression at age 15.But the business owner, from Hamilton, believes doctors may failed to have

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