Symptoms of ADHD in Girls
The common symptoms of ADHD in Girls and why these symptoms are commonly overlooked and how our girls fly under the radar.
ADHD in Girls
Anxiety
Needs to know what is going to happen in a new situation
Worries about others
Extremely Empathetic
Intuitive
Very observant
Can freeze in situations when they don't know what to do and panic
People Pleasing - Always wants to help out at home or school - Teacher thinks they are a model student
Loves Praise
Perfectionist - Gets frustrated when things aren't done "perfectly"
Emotional Dysregulation - Tantrums, emotional reaction that doesn't fit the situation
Binge eating - Sometimes not knowing when they've had enough of something
Extremely forgetful
Can either be very outgoing or "dramatic" or can be a wallflower and go with the flow trying to go unnoticed
Can have trouble maintaining friendships
Messy OR have OCD tendencies - one extreme to the other - Messy room or leaves many areas messy
Never knows where anything is
Talkative - Tell long stories
Talking fast
Always starting something, then moving on to something else without packing away
Always distracted
Imaginative play
Always in their own little world
Always needing things to be fair
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