The stereotypical image of ADHD is that of a boy who cannot sit still. Thanks to media stereotypes and our own learned biases, our brains simply aren’t trained to conjure up a girl when we think of ...

What being undiagnosed, untreated, and ignored for most of our lives means for Nowhere Girls is incredibly complicated. A ...

(BPT) – Difficulties with sitting still, paying attention or controlling impulsive behavior are some of the initial signs or symptoms of ADHD in children. These signs are often stereotyped as typical ...

Why is a generation of women only now discovering they have ADHD? Carla Ciccone was diagnosed with ADHD at 39. In the wake of her diagnosis, she discovered a vast community of women—overlooked for ...

Boys aren’t the only people who develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also affects girls and young women and adults of both genders. Yet girls ...

Berkeley - Although boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) greatly outnumber girls, girls have been underdiagnosed and their condition is greatly underappreciated, according to a ...

In Carla Ciccone's reported memoir "Nowhere Girl," she asks why women and girls are largely left out of ADHD research and ...

When you think of ADHD, you might imagine a loud, energetic boy who can’t sit still. But that image often leaves girls with ...