During childhood and adolescence, more boys are diagnosed with ADHD than girls. Dr. Patricia Quinn, in an article that appeared in the NY Daily News, indicates that boys are diagnosed 2.3 to 3 times more often. But in adulthood, these statistics are reversed, with more women seeking a diagnosis than men. In the same article, Mary Solanto, direction of the AD/DHD Center at Mount Sinai Medical Center says "Women may be more amenable to being helped." [1]
It is estimated that only 25 percent of
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