The general public and teachers think boys with ADHD are more likely than girls to have behavioral problems (public: 52% vs 26%; teachers: 36% vs 18%, respectively), while girls with ADHD are ...

During childhood, when symptoms usually first emerge, people may have biases that make it less likely for them to recognize ADHD in girls. In fact, boys are twice as likely to be diagnosed with ...

An ADHD diagnosis can be made by a neurologist, psychiatrist, psychosomatic medicine specialist, psychotherapist or ...

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Boys, who tend to show more hyperactive or impulsive symptoms, have historically been more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls. But improved awareness of inattentive symptoms (as well as ...

Adderall shortages have prompted doctors to switch kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to other forms of ...

ADHD is more common in boys and is under diagnosed in girls and adults. During childhood, boys are three times more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than girls. New research by the University ...

A national shortage in a common treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder was associated with changes in stimulant prescriptions filled for children over recent years, a new study ...

Among the most striking results is the belief that ADHD often goes unrecognized in girls, a viewpoint broadly held by the general public as well as those who are most familiar with the daily ...

Boys, who tend to show more hyperactive or impulsive symptoms, have historically been more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls. But improved awareness of inattentive symptoms (as well as ...