ADHD Presentations & girl or boy ADHD? what does inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive or combined presentation mean?

ADHD Coach Katherine Sanders

ADHD Coach Katherine AACC

In this episode, I decided to confront a big giant podcast that I'm seeing clips of that promotes the myth of 'girl ADHD' and 'boy ADHD'. What do presentations of ADHD mean?

We mostly talk about inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive, and combined presentations - what do they look and feel like?

The episode provides insights into how ADHD presentations can influence daily life and offers strategies to manage each type, such as mindfulness and external reminders for inattentive ADHD, and regular exercise and focused hobbies for hyperactive and impulsive ADHD.

**Fantastic bonus: a downloadable quiz and information PDF that will help you determine what your presentation of ADHD is likely to be and has some strategies for you to play with!**

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00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:40 Understanding Different Presentations of ADHD

01:35 Exploring Predominantly Inattentive ADHD

03:22 Unpacking Predominantly Hyperactive and Impulsive ADHD

04:40 Combined Presentation of ADHD

05:12 How ADHD Presentations Impact Everyday Life

08:41 Debunking Myths from a Famous Podcast

12:15 Strategies for Managing Different ADHD Presentations

15:18 Sharing Your ADHD Stories

16:22 Conclusion and Next Steps

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ADHD Presentations

Rostami, M., et al. (2020). ADHD subtypes: Do they hold beyond core symptoms? A multilevel testing of an additive model. Link

Delisi, M., et al. (2011). Fledgling Psychopathy in the Classroom: ADHD Subtypes, Psychopathy, and Reading Comprehension in a Community Sample of Adolescents. Link

Gaub, M., & Carlson, C. L. (1997). Behavioral Characteristics of DSM-IV ADHD Subtypes in a School-Based Population. Link

Schmitz, M., et al. (2002). Neuropsychological Performance in DSM-IV ADHD Subtypes: An Exploratory Study with Untreated Adolescents. Link

ADHD & sex differences:

Klefsjö U., Kantzer A-K., Gillberg C., Billstedt E. (November 2020) The road to diagnosis and treatment in girls and boys with ADHD – gender differences in the diagnostic process. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2020.1850859 https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2020.1850859

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08039488.2020.1850859?needAccess=true

Cheng A., Illango A., El-Kadi A., Ma H., Mitchell N.. Rajapakse N., Robb C., (September 2022) Factors Impacting Gender Diagnostic Differences in ADHD: A Review.

DOI:[10.15173/child.v1i1.3126](https://dx.doi.org/10.15173/child.v1i1.3126)

https://journals.mcmaster.ca/child/article/download/3126/2047

Assari, S. (February 2021) Emotional, Behavioral, and Cognitive Correlates of Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Screening and Diagnosis History: Sex/Gender Differences.

DOI: [10.29245/2572.942x/2021/1.1278](https://dx.doi.org/10.29245/2572.942x/2021/1.1278)

 https://www.jneurology.com/articles/emotional-behavioral-and-cognitive-correlates-of-attention-deficit-and-hyperactive-disorder-adhd-screening-and-diagnosis-history-sexgender-differences.pdf

 Waltereit J., Zimmer J., Roessner V., Waltereit R. ,July 2023, "Family and developmental history of female versus male adolescents with ADHD: diagnosis-specific overlap, few gender/sex differences"

(https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1072735)

   (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1072735/pdf)