This is partly because girls' symptoms are not recognized ... They report that most schools provide little or no training on ADHD for teachers -- in fact, only 10% of schools are reported to ...

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 ...

Acting and speaking without thinking; little or no sense of danger ... “For women and girls struggling with any of the ADHD symptoms, there’s a tendency to compensate, to try and overcome ...

"Women with ADHD, when they're little girls, their minds might be just as distractible but they tend to sit more quietly," she said. "They tend to mask how their brains are feeling to be more ...

They're externalizing in their behavior. Narrator While more boys than girls with ADHD do tend to bounce off the walls, it's not a given. Some girls will "act out" while some boys are quietly ...