ADHD in Girls 5 Things Every Doctor (and Parent) Should Know about Girls and ADD New research suggests that to effectively diagnose ADHD symptoms in women and girls, doctors should...
ADHD in Women Too Few Doctors Screen Women for ADHD — and We Deserve Better Women with ADHD are often misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety. Until psychiatrists learn to...
Typical ADHD Behaviors Stifled Creativity and Its Damaging Impact on the ADHD Brain Creativity. It’s often cited as a valuable (but tough to harness) benefit of having ADHD. As it turns...
Guest Blogs “Oh, I Am Very Weary…” “…Though tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, my heart is sick of woe.” — Anne Bronte,...
ADHD in Women It’s (Always Been) a Scary Time for Women with ADHD My ADHD husband’s messy desk makes him an absent-minded professor while my messy car makes me a moral...
ADHD in Women ADHD, Women, and the Danger of Emotional Withdrawal ADHD and emotional withdrawal — pulling away from friends, strangers, and loved ones alike — often...
Emotions & Shame How Rejection Sensitivity Casts a Cloud Over My Marriage I feel personally attacked more than most people do. The sharp tips of criticism gut me open. Even...
ADHD in Women Why Women with ADHD Feel Disempowered — And What We Can Do About It Life as a woman with ADHD can be… messy, to say the least. That messiness may lead to criticism and...
Guest Blogs “There’s No Way I Could Have ADHD, Right?!?” Who would I be today had I gotten my ADHD diagnosis in elementary school? High school? College, even?...
ADHD in Women Perimenopause Problems: How Changing Hormones Exacerbate ADHD Symptoms One little-known side effect of menopause and perimenopause? They may make your ADHD symptoms harder...
Guest Blogs Women and ADHD: “We Thought We Were Stupid and Bad, but We Saw the Light” Attending a festival for women with ADHD, the author felt right at home — accepted, liked, and, yes,...
Guest Blogs “ADHD Is My Big Secret” I met a new man but fear being rejected when I tell him about my ADHD. Do you tell loved ones --...