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Op-Ed: Inattentive ADHD, and why it’s so difficult to spot

ADHD is sometimes a tricky condition to identify. And the ‘Inattentive’ presentation is the trickiest of all three – the other two presentations being ‘Hyperactive/Impulsive’ and ‘Combined.’

Op-Ed: Inattentive ADHD, and why it’s so difficult to spot

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Sarah Templeton

Sarah Templeton is an ADHD counsellor, coach, CBT therapist and author of How Not to Murder Your ADHD Kid: Instead Learn How to Be Your Child's Own ADHD Coach, available on Amazon. She is also author of a teacher’s version of this book out December 16th.

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Sarah Templeton
4 years ago

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