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Female ADHD Symptoms Females who suffer from ADHD are often not diagnosed as children due to the fact that the disorder manifests differently in girls than in boys. Adult women may have the inattentive type of ADHD or combined inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. They also tend to develop unhealthy coping strategies, such as excessive alcohol consumption and drug abuse, that mask their ADHD symptoms and delay an accurate diagnosis. Other conditions that coexist, like depress