In 50 Years Of ADHD Research, Black Women Were Centered Once. That’s The Problem [Op-Ed]

 ADHD in the News 2026-03-12


[Excerpt] In more than two centuries of documentation and nearly 60 years of formal study of ADHD, the experiences of Black women have been almost entirely ignored. This means that the research doesn’t reflect reality because Black women do have ADHD. But they’re not represented in the data used to estimate how many people have ADHD and how it affects them.

View Article: Madame Noire, March 6, 2026




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