Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can look different in adult women and adolescent girls, making it harder to diagnose. But there are ways to cope with symptoms and overcome the unique challenges.

Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not discriminate — people assigned female or male at birth can both have it — diagnosis often does. And while young boys are the group most likely to receive — and be treated for — an ADHD diagnosis, it very commonly goes unrecognized in girls.