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Louise em Posted 12 years ago
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Understanding what this means
Im reading an article about ADHD, and how their are differences with ADHD in girls and in boys. The result of the study was this:
The lower rates of disruptive behavior problems, along with the preponderance of inattentive symptoms relative to hyperactive/ impulsive symptoms, may partially explain why ADHD/ADD in girls may often not be recognized. Because rates of mood and anxiety disorders were similar to what has been found in boys, the authors speculate that in conjunction with the lower levels of disruptive behavior and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms, this may lead clinicians to diagnose girls with the former types of disorders rather than ADHD/ADD. In fact, in a study recently published in the journal Pediatrics it was reported that pediatricians were significantly more likely to diagnose boys with ADHD/ADD than girls, even when the problems described by parents were quite comparable.
Can someone explain what its trying to say here. Its too advanced for me
The lower rates of disruptive behavior problems, along with the preponderance of inattentive symptoms relative to hyperactive/ impulsive symptoms, may partially explain why ADHD/ADD in girls may often not be recognized. Because rates of mood and anxiety disorders were similar to what has been found in boys, the authors speculate that in conjunction with the lower levels of disruptive behavior and hyperactive/impulsive symptoms, this may lead clinicians to diagnose girls with the former types of disorders rather than ADHD/ADD. In fact, in a study recently published in the journal Pediatrics it was reported that pediatricians were significantly more likely to diagnose boys with ADHD/ADD than girls, even when the problems described by parents were quite comparable.
Can someone explain what its trying to say here. Its too advanced for me
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The short answer is that the symptoms for ADHD/ADD in girls are less noticeable than those for boys. Mainly, the behavior of girls is less disruptive. I am uncertain what they mean by "inattentive symptoms" in girls unless they mean that the symptom is that girls with ADHD/ADD don't pay as much attention to things as normal girls.
- The short answer is that the symptoms for ADHD/ADD in girls are less noticeable than those for boys.
- Mainly, the behavior of girls is less disruptive.
- I am uncertain what they mean by "inattentive symptoms" in girls unless they mean that the symptom is that girls with ADHD/ADD don't pay as much attention to things as normal girls.
- Does this help?
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The short answer is that the symptoms for ADHD/ADD in girls are less noticeable than those for boys.
Mainly, the behavior of girls is less disruptive.
I am uncertain what they mean by "inattentive symptoms" in girls unless they mean that the symptom is that girls with ADHD/ADD don't pay as much attention to things as normal girls.
Does this help?
Mainly, the behavior of girls is less disruptive.
I am uncertain what they mean by "inattentive symptoms" in girls unless they mean that the symptom is that girls with ADHD/ADD don't pay as much attention to things as normal girls.
Does this help?
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Thank you. It does help a lot. I am writing a summary for english class on a research paper, and it is really hard to understand. Thank you for your help!
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here is another abtract of the rapport im trying to understand:
There are several limitations to this study that the authors acknowledge. First, the girls with ADHD/ADD were referred from both psychiatric and pediatric facilities/practitioners, and the degree to which they are representative of girls with ADHD/ADD in the general community can not be determined with any certainty. Thus, it
There are several limitations to this study that the authors acknowledge. First, the girls with ADHD/ADD were referred from both psychiatric and pediatric facilities/practitioners, and the degree to which they are representative of girls with ADHD/ADD in the general community can not be determined with any certainty. Thus, it
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No, they are saying that one flaw of the study is that we cannot be sure that it is representative of the general population (of girls). The girls in the study were not a sample of all girls. They were a sample of only those girls who were receiving medical or mental treatment.
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