Lunch & Learn Webinar (Oct 2026) - Hiding in Plain Sight: ADHD in Girls

MHFA Lunch & Learn Educational Webinar - October 2026

Join us for an engaging Lunch & Learn webinar exploring the topic ADHD in girls is frequently missed because symptoms often differ from the more visible hyperactive presentations commonly recognised in boys.

Girls may present with inattentiveness, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, perfectionism, disorganisation, academic inconsistency, or social difficulties, while masking their symptoms through compliance or high effort.

As a result, ADHD is often misattributed to stress, mood problems, or personality traits, delaying diagnosis and support. This presentation will provide insights about girls with ADHD using data from a population study of young people growing up in NSW.

Recognising gendered patterns of presentation is essential for earlier detection, more accurate assessment, and timely, developmentally appropriate intervention.

Presented by Prof. Melissa Green

Professor of Psychiatry and Mental Health & Director of Research, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW

Professor Melissa Green is a researcher and professor at UNSW Sydney, specialising in psychiatry and mental health and expertise in childhood trauma and psychosis; childhood developmental risk for mental disorders; cognitive neuroscience. She currently serves as Director of Research in the School of Clinical Medicine. She also leads the NSW Child Development Study, a collaboration with various government departments. Professor Green has also received international fellowships from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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