ADD and Depression with my 18 year old daughter,

[tfboy]

Hi,
I was just wondering if there is any one out there with experience in ADD in girls? Which presents very differently than ADHD in boys.

Iv got two girls, both diagnosed. It took until they finished school having struggled to find out, the school was absolutely hopeless and impotent in recognising the signs. They just kept complaining about how forgetful one of them was and punishing them.
Consequently, one of my daughters Developed depression, OCD and was suicidal. Finding exam pressure too much along with lockdown. She's on meds now and sees a therapist every two weeks. CALMS waiting list is over a year long.

Does anyone have any advice out there. Or who had been through this?
As a parent, I have found this really difficult.

Thanks

No experience of the depression sorry but DS is currently being assessed for inattentive ADHD. School have actually been a bit obstructive rather than helpful abs we've ended up going through the GP.

This section can be a bit quite though. Maybe if you ask @MNHQ to move this over to the teenage section you'd get some more replies or you could post in the SN Section? There are some lovely, experienced abs helpful MNers in there usually

Hi. My daughter (now 17) has ADHD and was diagnosed at 6. She presented exactly like a boy with ADHD however. Not all girls present differently.

We have had numerous medical appointments over the years and the paediatrician once told me that she would be at a higher risk of self harm, negative thoughts etc due to her ADHD.

I've been lucky with her so far however. Although she was a complete NIGHTMARE when she started school and when she was younger, she's pretty well rounded now. Very disorganised, can't manage her time at all, needs me to do a LOT for her. But she's doing well.

There are apps with breathing techniques etc that the paediatrician recommended to me for if my daughter was feeling overwhelmed. Apparently the trick is to do them while you're feeling ok, so that when the time comes, you know what to do in order to use them. I'm sure one was called headspace.

Thank you for your reply's. I really appreciate it.