women with ADHD

Stories written by and about tenacious, ingenious, forceful women with ADHD.

Melancholy and My Infinite ADHD Sadness

“Everyone has regrets. Everyone gets sad. Everyone ruminates. But when you have ADHD, emotions set in...

New research suggests that to effectively diagnose ADHD symptoms in women and girls, doctors should...

“There’s a lingering ache — mostly low-level but sometimes almost unbearable — for how things might...

Just because you’re an expert in helping others with ADHD doesn’t mean you don’t struggle with the...

Women with ADHD are often misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety. Until psychiatrists learn to...

Women and girls diagnosed with ADHD are more likely than their male counterparts to also have one or...

A career and productivity coach offers this piece of advice to her clients newly diagnosed with ADHD:...

Attention deficit disorder makes it hard to start and keep romantic relationships. Dating with ADHD...

Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns...

ADHD symptoms are overlooked or ignored in too many girls and women. I know because I was one of...

Rejection sensitive dysphoria causes feelings of guilt, shame, and rejection. This on top of your...

Like so many talkative, smart, socially awkward girls in the ‘80s and ‘90s, my ADHD was overlooked...