Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h9DHmoV10711; Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:48:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 13:48:54 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <sf8aabf8.019@langate.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2737] ADHD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.0.4 Beta Status: O Content-Length: 678 Lines: 20 I read the following in the Sept. 2003 of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (p.7): - Research is showing that ADHD is common in girls - While boys who have ADHD often show signs of defiance and disruptiveness in class, girls often show less of those signs and more of the inattentiveness. - Girls who have ADHD may be misdiagnosed as having anxiety or depression. - For more information about girls and women with ADHD, go to: www.addvance.com Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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