ADHD in WomenADHD Symptoms, Treatment, and Support for Women
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can look different in adult women and adolescent girls, making it harder to diagnose. But there are ways to cope with symptoms and overcome the unique challenges.
ADHD across the lifespan: What it looks like in adults
ADHD does not magically disappear when you grow up. Even with treatment, many people with ADHD continue to have symptoms in adulthood—though those symptoms may look and feel a little different.
For many adults with ADHD, losing the structure and support they had at home and in school when they were younger can make it harder to manage symptoms later in life. The responsibilities and challenges of adulthood can also trigger new symptoms and make existing ones worse.
Here is why social anxiety and ADHD comorbidity requires special attention
A recent review of 41 research articles suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder should be screened for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and vice versa. The paper, published in the Journal of Attention Disorders, found that having both social anxiety disorder and ADHD is linked to more severe symptoms and higher levels of impairment compared to having just one of these conditions.
Beyond Inattention: How ADHD May Be Affecting Your Life
Having ADHD often means you struggle with the ability to set limits on your behavior (like eating). What’s more, ADHD often lowers your level of dopamine, the hormone involved in your brain’s pleasure center.
3 Defining Features of ADHD That Everyone Overlooks
The textbook signs of ADD — inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity — fail to reflect several of its most powerful characteristics; the ones that shape your perceptions, emotions, and motivation. Here, Dr. William Dodson explains how to recognize and manage ADHD’s true defining features of rejection sensitivity, emotional hyperarousal, and hyperfocus.
Women diagnosed with ADHD as adults open up about the life-changing event
ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in children, but in recent years a growing number of women have been diagnosed as adults. It's a life-changing diagnosis that comes at a time when doctors are gaining a new understanding of how ADHD appears differently in girls and women.
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ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, could be more common in adults than we realize.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 15.5 million U.S. adults have received a diagnosis of ADHD at some point in their life. But according to a new survey from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine, about 25% of American adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD, and only about 13% have shared their suspicions with their doctors.
Here is why social anxiety and ADHD comorbidity requires special attention
A recent review of 41 research articles suggests that individuals with social anxiety disorder should be screened for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and vice versa. The paper, published in the
Journal of Attention Disorders
, found that having both social anxiety disorder and ADHD is linked to more severe symptoms and higher levels of impairment compared to having just one of these conditions.
How to recognize ADHD in women
Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not discriminate — people assigned female or male at birth can both have it — diagnosis often does. And while young boys are the group most likely to receive — and be treated for — an ADHD diagnosis, it very commonly goes unrecognized in girls.
How Severe Is Your Loneliness? Take This Quiz
Loneliness is a public health crisis, in part because it’s linked to severe physical and mental health risks. Take this test to gauge the severity of your loneliness and identify steps to improve your wellbeing.
The Connection Between ADHD and Imposter Syndrome
Do you dismiss a compliment? Do you attribute success at your work to luck instead of your intelligence, creativity, or effort? Do you hide who you think you really are and show others a facade to please them?
Struggling with attention and organization as you age? It could be ADHD, not dementia
As we get older, occasional forgetfulness may become more worrisome. Is this the start of dementia, or are we just stressed? Has the loss of structure due to retirement led to this change? Or could we be suffering from another illness, maybe the same illness as our son or granddaughter, who also struggle with attention and organization?
How hormones and the menstrual cycle can affect women with ADHD: 5 common questions
Have you noticed that your levels of attention may slightly change during your menstrual cycle?
This may be particularly noticeable for women and people assigned female at birth with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They have differences in their ability to easily focus and sustain their attention. There may be times during their menstrual cycle when it seems harder to plan, organise and focus their attention. And they may find their ADHD medication doesn’t seem to work as well.
ADHD and Memory: What to Know
ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a cognitive condition that is usually diagnosed during childhood. The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 8.4 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults have ADHD.
Hormonal Changes & ADHD: A Lifelong Tug-of-War
Hormonal fluctuations worsen symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for men and women alike, and the severity grows more pronounced with age, according to a recent ADDitude survey of 1,829 adults with ADHD. Across genders, ADDitude readers almost equally cited progressively more …
Living and Dating with ADHD
The acronym ADHD represents attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and the condition has been recognized since the late 1700s. However, it's only received serious acknowledgement in the past few decades, partly because of better methods of diagnosis and partly as a result of the sometimes devastating outcomes to a person's health and social and financial lives.