How COVID reshaped ADHD diagnoses
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Everything changed in 2020. Millions of Australians found themselves stuck inside – just as an ecosystem of ADHD content creators was flourishing on social media.
Psychiatrists have long known they are missing many young women with ADHD, who present differently from young boys. Girls tend to be more inattentive than hyperactive, making them less disruptive in the classroom and therefore less likely to get diag… [3595 chars]