ADHD in Girls: How to Recognize the Symptoms

In this video I highlight the different ways ADHD symptoms tend to express themselves in girls. For a better sense of ADHD in general check out “How to Know if You Have ADHD:“ To clarify: I am not suggesting that there is a “girl“ or a “boy“ form of ADHD. Any gender can have the hyperactivity component, and any gender can be primarily inattentive. In this video I talk about what is more common; however, it’s important that we learn to recognize both forms in all genders. ADHD in girls: What You Need to Know: Lost Generation of Women: ADD Women and Girls: Late ADHD Diagnosis, Little Treatment (ADDitude magazine): Diagnosing ADHD Girls (ADDitude magazine): Neuropsychiatric differences between boys and girls with ADHD (Psychiatric Times): CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro & Find The ADHDer! 00:46 - Why DOES ADHD go unnoticed in girls? 02:37 - How do we know what to look for? 04:01 - Video Wrap-Up & Outro! “The Show Must Be Go,” Kevin MacLeod () Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0