Why More Girls — and Women — Than Ever Are Now Being Diagnosed With ADHD

Attention deficit disorders are typically thought of as a “little-boy thing,” as Rae Jacobson noted in a piece for the Cut last summer. Consider the cultural stereotypes, for example, of ADHD: It’s a hyper boy who can’t sit still and can’t focus. In girls, on the other hand, the symptoms can look different, in part because many girls do their best to hide them. Read More>>