Christiana

Explain the difference because some people actually dismiss the validity of ADHD as a diagnosis. They're like, well, everyone has it.

Explain the difference because some people actually dismiss the validity of ADHD as a diagnosis. They're like, well, everyone has it.

I'm curious because you specialize in children. And the thing about early childhood is that it's very difficult to articulate your own experience.

I'm curious because you specialize in children. And the thing about early childhood is that it's very difficult to articulate your own experience.

And what's going on in your brain. Yes. A lot of the things you describe, you're like, oh, that sounds just like a toddler.

And what's going on in your brain. Yes. A lot of the things you describe, you're like, oh, that sounds just like a toddler.

Or that sounds like a five, six-year-old. Right. So for parents with young children that are displaying some of these behaviors, how can they know the difference between it being like, okay, this brain is wired differently and this is just emerging childhood?

Or that sounds like a five, six-year-old. Right. So for parents with young children that are displaying some of these behaviors, how can they know the difference between it being like, okay, this brain is wired differently and this is just emerging childhood?

Oh, why do they make it later?

Oh, why do they make it later?

I have a question on top of that. So I have a bunch of friends who are now, they were high performing girls in school, super bright.

I have a question on top of that. So I have a bunch of friends who are now, they were high performing girls in school, super bright.

And they're nearly 40 and they're like recently diagnosed and it came up in postpartum.

And they're nearly 40 and they're like recently diagnosed and it came up in postpartum.

Everything fell apart. Yeah. And a lot of things that their therapists and the people they're working with said, we miss it in girls. We miss it in girls. We miss it in girls. I don't want to get into the gender binary and all that stuff. But, you know, the girls I see even in my son's preschool, they behave very differently.

Everything fell apart. Yeah. And a lot of things that their therapists and the people they're working with said, we miss it in girls. We miss it in girls. We miss it in girls. I don't want to get into the gender binary and all that stuff. But, you know, the girls I see even in my son's preschool, they behave very differently.

Even when they're energetic, they're energetic in a different way and how they move. How do parents of girls who may not have the same presentation make sure that these girls don't go under the radar for a long time and maybe never get diagnosed? What are you seeing in girls as children?

Even when they're energetic, they're energetic in a different way and how they move. How do parents of girls who may not have the same presentation make sure that these girls don't go under the radar for a long time and maybe never get diagnosed? What are you seeing in girls as children?

Yeah, but there are girls who are struggling.

Yeah, but there are girls who are struggling.