“ADHD in Women and Girls: Why Gender Matters in Diagnosis and Treatment” [podcast episode #81]
In ADDitude’s ADHD Experts Podcast episode 81, Michele Novotni, Ph.D., discusses why women with ADHD are more frequently diagnosed later in life than men.

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Women with ADHD are more frequently diagnosed later in life than men. Michele Novotni Ph.D. discusses why this happens the unique challenges ADHD brings for girls and women and how symptoms change during menopause.
Recommended resources:
- Take This Free Self-Test: ADHD in Women and Girls
- Free Download: 15 Ways to Disarm (and Understand) Explosive ADHD Emotions
- Life Is Too Short for Shame
- ADHD Looks Different in Women. Here’s How — and Why.
- ADHD in Women Symptom Checklist
This ADHD Experts webinar was broadcast live on October 14, 2014
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