Teacher referrals for attention deficit disorders overwhelming involve boys, says this short but fact-filled post at the ASCD Inservice blog. The reason, according to developmental pediatrician Patricia Quinn, is that "the model we use to describe and assess for ADHD doesn't really apply to girls." Quinn, the author of Attention Girls: A Guide to Learn All About Your ADHD, offers several clues to recognizing attention problems in the other half of the student population.
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