Dr. Kristin Carothers

So that story that I told you about the kid under the desk was a girl. And for girls, unless their behaviors are so hyperactive that it is like really problematic, girls tend to fly under the radar, I think, because of confirmation bias. we expect that boys are gonna be more likely to struggle with attention and focus.

So that story that I told you about the kid under the desk was a girl. And for girls, unless their behaviors are so hyperactive that it is like really problematic, girls tend to fly under the radar, I think, because of confirmation bias. we expect that boys are gonna be more likely to struggle with attention and focus.

Or we'll say like, oh, it's part of being a boy, but then if it goes too far, it's like, okay, well then we probably need to look at this boy. I think a lot of girls present as inattentive initially and people miss inattention. Or the girls that get caught are the girls who are super talkative, super busy, super on the go.

Or we'll say like, oh, it's part of being a boy, but then if it goes too far, it's like, okay, well then we probably need to look at this boy. I think a lot of girls present as inattentive initially and people miss inattention. Or the girls that get caught are the girls who are super talkative, super busy, super on the go.

And so for girls, you could meet those six out of nine criteria for hyperactivity, But if it's not at a level comparatively to like a boy who's hyperactive or another girl who's super hyperactive, you could get missed. It's like based on like our cultural expectations for girls' behavior, for boys' behaviors, which make it tough.

And so for girls, you could meet those six out of nine criteria for hyperactivity, But if it's not at a level comparatively to like a boy who's hyperactive or another girl who's super hyperactive, you could get missed. It's like based on like our cultural expectations for girls' behavior, for boys' behaviors, which make it tough.

Absolutely.

Absolutely.

I think you would look for how the girl is doing in friendships.

I think you would look for how the girl is doing in friendships.

Are they making friends? Are they sustaining friendships?

Are they making friends? Are they sustaining friendships?

Because children with ADHD are most likely to struggle in social relationships. They're going to be the last to be picked to be on teams. And we've got research for this.

Because children with ADHD are most likely to struggle in social relationships. They're going to be the last to be picked to be on teams. And we've got research for this.

What happens is they stay little. and people developmentally move on. So it's a lot of fun to have a hyperactive friend when you're three or four. When you're nine, 10, not so much. If we're three or four and you're breaking the rules and you're running, it's like, ha ha, fun, this is so much fun, I'm gonna follow you, I'm gonna play.

What happens is they stay little. and people developmentally move on. So it's a lot of fun to have a hyperactive friend when you're three or four. When you're nine, 10, not so much. If we're three or four and you're breaking the rules and you're running, it's like, ha ha, fun, this is so much fun, I'm gonna follow you, I'm gonna play.

But by the time we get to playing like the video games or we get to like there's a sport and you got to be really agile physically, that's another thing that kind of tends to co-occur for people with ADHD is physically when it comes to sports and activities, they don't necessarily excel in some of those because coordinations.

But by the time we get to playing like the video games or we get to like there's a sport and you got to be really agile physically, that's another thing that kind of tends to co-occur for people with ADHD is physically when it comes to sports and activities, they don't necessarily excel in some of those because coordinations.

So you may be more likely to be clumsy. And so you need a lot of input. Like if you're playing baseball, you got to stop. You got to watch. That can be really boring for a kid. Soccer for a kid with ADHD. You out there or you out there.

So you may be more likely to be clumsy. And so you need a lot of input. Like if you're playing baseball, you got to stop. You got to watch. That can be really boring for a kid. Soccer for a kid with ADHD. You out there or you out there.