Daily Archives: May 20, 2011

HOW A SCHOOL-AGE GIRL WITH ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER) MIGHT DIFFER IN PRESENTATION FROM A BOY?

That is a good question, for although girls may have the same symptoms as boys, the symptoms may often look quite different. I will illustrate by telling you about Stephanie, who was first brought to see me when she was eight. Stephanie, an eight-year-old third-graderStephanie’s mother was not aware of any possibility of ADHD, but [...]