What You Need to Know
About Girls with ADHD

Emotional dysregulation is a part of ADHD that hasn’t been looked at enough. It’s more than just executive function struggles. The emotional side needs real attention. ~ Katherine Lizardo, ADHD mom, lawyer, and motivational speaker You made toast for your daughter…but it’s a little darker than she would like. She…

Mornings in an ADHD-Friendly Home with ADHD girls are chaotic. Picture it: you ask your daughter to get dressed for school, but she MUST tell you about her dream last night—RIGHT NOW. Later, she abruptly leaves the breakfast table because her sticker book is in her room. She needs it…

Picture this: Your ADHD child just turned your freshly painted living room wall into an art gallery, forgot their homework for the third time this week, and is now having a meltdown because their hair “feels weird.” Meanwhile, you’re trying to remember if you’ve eaten your breakfast while simultaneously wondering…

Your daughter has ADHD, and she’s amazing, creative, spontaneous, fun, talkative, and has an imagination second only to Willy Wonka. But on the flip side, she’s emotional, quickly frustrated, and easily overwhelmed. One minute, she’s creating a new world with markers and glitter; the next, she chose the wrong color…

“I like messy people; people who don’t fit in a box or stay between the lines, but whose integrity is greater than any rule book and whose loyalty is stronger than blood.”  — Jim Wern As a person with ADHD, immaculate would not be the first word friends and family use to…

A day in the life of an ADHD girl ADHD isn’t just your daughter’s ability to pay attention in school or stay still. It’s a complex neurodevelopmental disorder. It affects her mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially—her ADHD experiences shape her life. You see the outward signs: forgetfulness, inattention, emotional outbursts,…

Hyperactive/impulsive ADHD in girls Hyperactivity in girls may look very different from what we think about in boys…it could be hyperverbalization, excitability, or reactivity—this could be their version of hyperactivity. ~Mary Anne Richey, ADHD writer, school psychologist The majority of girls with ADHD have the inattentive type, and the symptoms…

What do ADHD girls in the classroom look like? As an elementary school teacher, you are in a great position to spot young girls with signs of ADHD. You see her interact with others and perform classwork day in and day out. Your observations can help get her the timely…

My elementary school teacher had a novel approach to discipline. He was a big soccer fan — which was weird in my working-class neighborhood, where the only Real Sports were football and baseball. And he used a card system, not unlike soccer referees do, to help us learn about boundaries,…

A Personal Perspective by Dana Dzamic, an ADHD parent and consultant… As a mom to a daughter with ADHD, I understand how confusing it can be to figure out whether your child’s quirks are just part of growing up or something that needs more attention. I’ve been there, questioning my…

ADHD and stimulant medications Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, affects millions of children around the world. Girls with ADHD have trouble focusing and can be hyperactive or impulsive as well. Not only do her symptoms affect everything in her life, they impact your whole family. However, stimulant medications can help your…

Common ADHD misconceptions and roadblocks to diagnosis Elementary school girls with ADHD often go undiagnosed. Reasons for overlooking the diagnosis vary, including unexpected presentations, social expectations, and parental hesitations. Regardless, if you suspect your daughter has ADHD, you should screen her as soon as possible. In this blog, we’ll look…

Common perceptions about what attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, looks like—have left many girls undiagnosed. For years, ADHD researchers primarily studied and diagnosed hyperactive boys. However, hyperactivity is not the only presentation of ADHD. In fact, a different presentation of ADHD, predominantly inattentive ADHD, is more common in girls.…

How to talk to your ADHD daughter about her day Does your ADHD daughter ever struggle to answer the question, “How was your day?” That’s a really common roadblock with ADHD. Even when she really wants to talk about something, ADHD can make it difficult. Not only does she have…

Do you think your daughter has attention deficit disorder, otherwise known as ADHD?  Before you seek a diagnosis, educate yourself. The more you know, the better prepared you are to explain ADHD to your daughter. Also, a better understanding of ADHD will help you understand and support her. Check out…

Helping Your ADHD Daughter Navigate Executive Function Challenges What are executive function skills? Executive function skills are essential self-regulating abilities everyone uses daily for almost everything, including organizing, prioritizing, and thinking before speaking. These skills are developed and refined during childhood. However, girls with ADHD often miss out on developing…

Neuroplasticity, the brain’s capacity to reorganize and adapt, is a critical factor in understanding and managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This multifaceted neurodevelopmental condition poses challenges in attention, impulse control, and hyperactivity, but it’s not an insurmountable hurdle. By leveraging neuroplasticity principles, along with timely intervention and medication, children with ADHD…

Inattentive ADHD is arguably the most devastating of presentations – because so often it is missed by adults until our young people are suffering the consequences of their neurological differences. They may have already been told they are lazy, daydreamy, unmotivated, etc. and have accepted this as who they are,…