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Racial bias limits diagnosis of ADHD in Black women and girls

The reasons Black children are overlooked range from racial bias in schools and lack of access to care, to stigma and distrust of educators and health providers based on past discrimination.

With hopes of being of being an astronaut someday, Miche Aaron is studying planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University. She struggled in the doctoral program until she was diagnosed with ADHD but is now thriving academically.
With hopes of being of being an astronaut someday, Miche Aaron is studying planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University. She struggled in the doctoral program until she was diagnosed with ADHD but is now thriving academically.Read moreWILL KIRK / JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY