Berkeley Girls News Today

ADHD comorbidity research in women is needed to understand the association with anxiety, depression, autism, and more related conditions.

ADHD symptoms in women deserve longitudinal research to determine sex differences, improve diagnosis and treatment for females.

Can you take Adderall while pregnant? Research on ADHD medication safety for material and fetal health is needed.

Life expectancy is shortened with ADHD. We need new research to understand the risk factors impacting women, and interventions to save lives.

ADHD in women and girls is under recognized and misdiagnosed, in part because symptoms present differently in females. The consequences of missed ADD are severe.

We’ll say it one more time, for the people in back: ADHD is gender neutral. Boys are no more likely to have it than are girls. But they are much more likely to get diagnosed. In fact, boys diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) outnumber girls by roughly three to one. And this disparity is fueling a serious public health problem for girls with ADHD. Unlike boys, who are more often diagnosed with hyperactivity or impulsivity and can draw more attention to themsel...