Does ADHD Affect Women Differently?
It used to be thought that only boys could have the condition. It also used to be thought that boys always grew out of it. We now know that neither of those is true.
It used to be thought that only boys could have the condition. It also used to be thought that boys always grew out of it. We now know that neither of those is true.
In our new book, A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD (New Harbinger, July, 2019) my co-author Michelle Frank,Psy.D and I set out to change the conversation among women. We also wanted to address helping professionals across domains about how to approach the complexities of women and men with executive function challenges.
Winning with ADHD describes how to remove some of these rocks from your backpack so we can perform at our personal best. So what does it take to lighten the load?
After years of making fun of men’s foibles on The Red Green Show, and then making a documentary about a man, Patrick McKenna, being diagnosed with ADHD, it’s time to talk about women who have ADHD.