But I think the reason that I just hadn't suspected it was because I had a very limited and stereotyped understanding of what autism and ADHD were, and I just didn't think that that could be me."At 51 years old, Naomi is now able to look back and recognise the signs of her neurodivergence.But she says the years spent unknowing meant the impact of being negatively labelled by her peers, stayed with her."You know, growing up neurodivergent, being different to other children and people not really understanding why, you really - you get a lot of criticism and negative feedback - and regularly too So that I think grief process is very almost universal that people sort of go through that their life might've taken a different, much easier path had they known this about themselves and been able to access the support and care that they needed and had that understanding around them."Dr May says that there are many complicated factors involved in diagnosing a neurodevelopmental condition, such as autism and ADHD.Traditionally, she says it has been narrowly defined as affecting one in ten thousand people, and something that impacts mainly boys.This focus on men and boys has meant that women and girls were not centred in research for neurodevelopmental conditions for a long time - and that they tend to be diagnosed at a later age.She says that's because traits common among girls and women are now being better identified."Generally girls tended to have more superficial social skills