Question: Thanks so much for doing this Dr. Faraone. 
  
  I (F 42) wasn’t  diagnosed until I was in my early 30s and was shocked. As an 80s kid, “ADD” was something largely relegated to grammar school age “bad kids” (read: hyperactive boys).
  
  Is the majority of current ADHD research still focused on male pediatric population?
Answer: For decades, females with ADHD were an understudied group.  That changed in the 1990s when several of us showed that ADHD was common in females of all ages.  Now, females are usually included in research protocols.  It is required by NIH, for example.
content: Q: Thanks so much for doing this Dr. Faraone. 
  
  I (F 42) wasn’t  diagnosed until I was in my early 30s and was shocked. As an 80s kid, “ADD” was something largely relegated to grammar school age “bad kids” (read: hyperactive boys).
  
  Is the majority of current ADHD research still focused on male pediatric population?
   Ans: For decades, females with ADHD were an understudied group.  That changed in the 1990s when several of us showed that ADHD was common in females of all ages.  Now, females are usually included in research protocols.  It is required by NIH, for example.