I Don't Fit the 'ADHD Stereotype' -- but That's My Diagnosis

By Melanie Daffin

Many of us have that stereotyped view of kids with ADHD, right? That kid at the back of the class who’s disruptive and loud and misbehaved? Probably a boy?

I was never that kid. And when a psychiatrist first suggested I had ADHD, I dismissed it until he started to explain some of the symptoms more and I connected with the diagnosis. Actually, ADHD seemed... Read the full article.