Women are at a high risk of having their ADHD diagnosis overlooked. Research suggests that women employ different coping strategies than men, resulting in their ADHD not being recognized, and thus they are at risk of being misdiagnosed. The purpose of the study is to examine women's experiences of being diagnosed with ADHD as adults and the potential challenges they have faced. By analyzing women's own experiences and perspectives, the study aims to illuminate how an ADHD diagnosis can impact women's identity and self image. A qualitative research method was used in the study, with data conducted through interviews with women diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood. The empirical data was analyzed based on the stigma theory, autistic masking, and the concept of resilience. The results of the study revealed four themes: childhood - a sense of something being off, highlighting women's earlier experiences of growing up with the feeling of being different. Everyday challenges addressed daily difficulties and difficulties in relationships. Getting to know oneself showed how women changed their approach towards themselves after the diagnosis. Making it work anyway is the last theme that presents positive aspects that have proven to be empowering factors for the women.

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate youth’s experiences of what meaning the nonprofit youth project Husby Marathon had on their social capital and self-identity. In order to answer the purpose a qualitative methodology was used based on interviews with four of the participant youths. Two teories were used, Social capital by Robert D. Putnam and Selfidentity by Anthony Giddens. The result indicates that the project has had a significant impact on the creation of social capital, in particular bridging social capital which was strengthened by an extended social network that the participants were offered. A strong social bond developed within the project, which also helped to strengthen the bonding social capital. Civic awareness was raised among the participants which also established a trust towards strangers and the society. Different parts of the project has given the participants opportunity to reflect on their identity. The participants have gained self-efficacy by learning goaloriented methods which has generated new and evolved self-identity. This has shown to increased the youths ability to make decisions and lifestyle choices. The results generated a development of three new concepts that are important for the integration of youth in suburbs. The two first concepts are "social self-identity" and "commitment-building social capital" and these two led to the final concept "social self-resource capital".</p>

The purpose of this study was to investigate youth’s experiences of what meaning the nonprofit youth project Husby Marathon had on their social capital and self-identity. In order to answer the purpose a qualitative methodology was used based on interviews with four of the participant youths. Two teories were used, Social capital by Robert D. Putnam and Selfidentity by Anthony Giddens. The result indicates that the project has had a significant impact on the creation of social capital, in particular bridging social capital which was strengthened by an extended social network that the participants were offered. A strong social bond developed within the project, which also helped to strengthen the bonding social capital. Civic awareness was raised among the participants which also established a trust towards strangers and the society. Different parts of the project has given the participants opportunity to reflect on their identity. The participants have gained self-efficacy by learning goaloriented methods which has generated new and evolved self-identity. This has shown to increased the youths ability to make decisions and lifestyle choices. The results generated a development of three new concepts that are important for the integration of youth in suburbs. The two first concepts are "social self-identity" and "commitment-building social capital" and these two led to the final concept "social self-resource capital".

Department of Education, University of Stockholm. Second year research project, autumn term 2009. The transformation of Swedish officer´s training into an academic professional education – a study of professional identity in alteration. The study is a part of the Research Project; Discussion for collaboration - from vocational training to academic professional education. By Michael Larm The purpose of this study is to analyse in what way the process of transforming Swedish officer´s training into an academic professional education are perceived in terms of professional identity, alteration and synergies. The theoretical framework is based on social constructivism from the perspective symbolic interactionism focusing on notions such as heteroglossin, dialogicality, alterity and selfidentity. The data derives from a qualitative research and the collection of data was made by inviting students and teachers from the Swedish National Defence Collage to Focus group discussions. The discussions are audio-recorded and transcribed in its entirety as close to the oral language as possible. The data is analysed with regard to heteroglossin, dialogicality, alterity and selfidentity, and with regard to professional identity, alteration and synergies based on the transformation mentioned above. The results from the Focus group discussions shows that the participants conception of the process of transforming Swedish officer’s training into an academic professional education and of the term professional identity is closely related to their own field of practice. / Syftet med studien är att undersöka lärares och studerandes uppfattningar om officersutbild-ningens akademisering vid Försvarshögskolan, dess synergieffekter och påverkan på en yrkes-identitet i förändring. Studien utgår ifrån ett socialkonstruktivistiskt perspektiv enligt Bakhtin, Giddens och Wertsch där språket, samtalet, står i fokus för identiten. Studien tar också stöd i ett socialpsykologiskt perspektiv utgående från symbolisk interaktionism utvecklat av Mezirow där fokus ligger på att individen i samspelet med den sociala omgivningen utvecklar sin identitet. Data inhämtas från kvalitativ forskning i form av fokusgruppsamtal med studerande och lärare vid FHS. Samtalen dokumenteras genom ljudinspelning och transkriberas i sin helhet. Insamlade data analyseras med de teoretiska begreppen: Heteroglossin, Dialogicitet, Alteritet och Självidentitet kopplat till identitet, förändring och synergieffekter. Studien visar att deltagarnas uppfattning om den förändringsprocess som akademiseringen för med sig och av begreppet identitet är nära relaterad till aktörens bakgrund och roll i akademin. / Samtal för samverkan - från yrkesspecifik till akademisk professionsinriktad utbildning