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Originally posted by Lisa Fishman
ADD in girls and boys is different. I think this is somewhat because girls are more quiet and and more likely to please others than boys. Boys tend to be more on the hyper side than girls. But this is just a difference between boys and girls. It makes it harder to diagnose girls who are NOT hyper with Attention Deficit HYPERACTIVE Disorder. On the flip side it would be just as hard to diagnose a boy because it would be difficult to decifer if he was just hyper or if he has a problem.
I was the type who was quiet and had trouble paying attention, especially in school. I remember the phrases, "Lisa, are you listening?", and "Lisa, this is important, so please stay at your desk." very often from teachers. Medication does wonders for me. There is a new Wellbutrin XL out which works 24 hrs. a day. It's the greatest stuff since white bread! Keep us posted about your daughter, AXO Mom.
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ADD is when there is an inadequate amount of glucose uptake in the frontal lobe of the brain. This impairs executive functions, and makes it very dificult to switch from a current activity to another, especially when the current activity is stimulating and the next activity isn't. Stimulants are used to increase the glucose uptake in the frontal lobe, and, counterintuitively, have a calming effect.
The brains of boys and girls are wired differently. It is reasonable to expect that a neurological disorder will manifest itself differently in boys and girls.