Free event
ADHD in Girls and Women (SPACE)
DateMonday, 28 April, 10:00am
LocationOnline
PriceFree event
About this event
Evidence Base: ADHD is underdiagnosed in girls and they often also receive a late diagnosis. Girls may present differently and are more likely to be overlooked; there is underlying gender bias. Girls can be very adept at masking/camouflaging and ADHD in girls can also be more stigmatised. This can result in misdiagnosis, anxiety and mental health issues – particularly as girls enter secondary education.
Objective: This workshop is designed to help parents and carers understand more about the particular challenges which girls with ADHD can face and leave equipped with strategies and approaches to help celebrate and support them.
Workshop Content:
- What is ADHD
- ADHD and the brain
- Understanding girls with ADHD
- Key gender differences including the impact of hormones
- Masking/Camouflaging
- Celebrating and how to support
Learning Outcomes:
- Explore the general characteristics of ADHD
- Understand gender difference and how ADHD may present differently in girls
- Understand masking and camouflaging and the impact it has
- Explore approaches and strategies to help, support and celebrate girls with ADHD
This workshop is commissioned by Hertfordshire County Council.
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Venue
Online
Further information
Supporting neurodiverse families
We are an award winning Hertfordshire based charity supporting families of children and young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD), have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or other neurodiverse conditions.
Whether families think their child or young person may be autistic or have ADHD, are going through the diagnostic process, or have already received a diagnosis they are all welcome at SPACE.