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 ...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has long been associated with young boys, but research over the past four decades has revealed a hidden world of girls affected by the disorder. Almost ...

Female adult and child sitting on a couch facing someone who has his back to the camera holding a clipboard. Mental health conditions affect people of all identities ...

Girls, too, can have ADHD with a predominantly hyperactive/impulsive presentation, however. They are often "typical tomboys" ...

ADHD kids, especially girls and BIPOC and trans children, mask all the time. The pressure to be nice, quiet, and polite makes most girls and women with ADHD so good at masking, we don’t even realize ...

Many girls with ADHD aren’t diagnosed until their late teens or adulthood. My recent research points to a possible explanation for this. The study, published with my colleague Sorcha Walsh, found that ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be common, but it’s also sometimes hard to spot. ADHD is usually first diagnosed in childhood and is one of the ...

We all know the kids who blurt out answers in class, can’t focus or follow instructions, and can’t sit still. These are often boys, and they may be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ...

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have found new correlations between ADHD and anxiety, which are two major health issues among adolescents. The two disorders ...

Mental health conditions affect people of all identities, but attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has long been considered a predominantly male condition ...