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Live Webinar on December 8: Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: How Women with ADHD Can Break the Cycle of Delayed Sleep and Stress

Register below for this free expert webinar on revenge bedtime procrastination on Wednesday, December...

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ADHD in Women

“ADHD Is Too Often Overlooked in Women. This Needs to Change.”

“Undiagnosed ADHD in women has far-reaching consequences that can impact every area of life. While an...

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Guest Blogs

True Brilliance, Sandwiched Between Blunders: An Analogy for ADHD Life

Learning to forgive yourself for small ADHD mistakes frees up mental and emotional energy to focus on...

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Live Webinar on November 18: Menopause and ADHD: How Estrogen Changes Impact Dopamine, Cognition, and Women’s Health

Register below for this free expert webinar to learn about how menopause impacts ADHD, on Thursday,...

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Guest Blogs

“I Branded Myself a Misunderstood Freak. But It Was ADHD All Along.”

“The funny thing is that, while the label explained practically everything, I hesitated to embrace...

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Guest Blogs

“ADD Burnout Was Depleting Me — Until the Pandemic Took Everything”

“Piling on too much seems to be an ADD trait. We crash and burn because we take on more than we can...

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Guest Blogs

“From Black-and-White to Technicolor: My Clarifying ADHD Diagnosis”

Following my late ADHD diagnosis, I heard echoes, over and over again, of the good witch Glinda from...

Autism Spectrum Disorder

“Could I Be Autistic, Too?” Signs of Autism in Women with ADHD

Autism in women is misunderstood — and commonly misdiagnosed or missed altogether in the presence of...

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Guest Blogs

“I Pinned My Struggles on My Mixed-Race Background. Then I Was Diagnosed with ADHD.”

All this time, I had ascribed my longing for being elsewhere to the mixed-race, dual-heritage...

Brain Health

Imagining Life After the Pandemic with ADHD

Anxious about life after the pandemic? Here’s a simple ADHD-friendly blueprint for slowly returning...

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ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast

“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...

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ADDitude ADHD Experts Podcast

“ADHD in Women: How to Unlock Your Potential After a Midlife Diagnosis” [podcast episode #16]

In ADDitude's ADHD Experts Podcast episode 16, learn how to heal emotionally and overcome shame, find...

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