Clinicians who treat a girls with ADHD feel that many girls have been overlooked. The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease Boys with ADHD are more likely to be disruptive in class and at home. Parents and teachers notice this and refer them for treatment. Girls with ADHD can be physically hyperactive, but are more likely to be quietly inattentive and disorganized.
Adults are more likely than children to refer themselves for treatment.
Sometimes we see a woman who brings her son in for treatment. While evaluating the child we take a thorough family history. As the mother tells her own story, she realizes that some of her difficulties are similar to her son s. Whether she was hyperactive or just inattentive, the diagnosis was missed. Signs of ADHD in Girls Girls can manifest their ADHD in vastly different ways.