ADHD in Girls, with Dr. Julia Schechter
ADHD in girls and women has been historically difficult to diagnose. According to today's guest Dr. Julia Schechter, "ADHD does tend to look different than boys with ADHD generally, but not always. They do seem to have more of those inattentive symptoms - things like trouble staying focused for longer periods of time, easily getting distracted, difficulty organizing. Inattentive girls, they might kind of get labeled as spacey or seem kind of really forgetful, just often appear overwhelmed."
So what can we do about it?
Dr. Julia Schechter is the co-director of the Duke Center for Girls and Women with ADHD.
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So what can we do about it?
Dr. Julia Schechter is the co-director of the Duke Center for Girls and Women with ADHD.
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Sign up for the Parenting Translator Substack, and follow along on Instagram.
Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.
Dr. Cara Goodwin, PhD, is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.
