Misdiagnosis of girls with ADHD takes toll
Girls with ADHD are not being diagnosed or are being diagnosed much later than boys and that has deadly consequences, says behavioural pediatrician and University of Windsor professor Sharon Burey. ""Girls do squeak through the cracks and these girls are dying of accidents,"" Burey said as Windsor’s Oct. 2 ADHD Awareness Day approaches.
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