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Source: An inside look at ADHD.

ADD and ADHD are the same disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder was officially renamed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 1994. Many people use ADD to refer to Type One presented here, and ADHD to refer to Type Two, but they are the same core disorder.

more fun facts!

there are a lot of talks about how ADHD is overdiagnosed, and that may be true for boys, but for girls ADHD is severely underdiagnosed.

older studies mostly looked at hyperactive boys and that’s the perception we have of ADHD. because of this many girls will go undiagnosed until adulthood.

most girls/women who have ADHD are inattentive type. they tend to be introverted, disorganized and daydreamers. 

girls will internalize these as personal failings and teenage girls have a much higher rate of suicide and self harm because of it

ADHD is often comorbid with anxiety and depression, both of which are caused by the failings from having ADHD

depression can present itself differently in people with ADHD. it’s more of a discouragement from constantly failing, but it can be just as debilitating.

read this article from the atlantic: It’s Different for Girls with ADHD

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