Danielle Elliott

But to stop acknowledging one of the most treatable forms of neurodivergence just because it might be too broad, and to do so right as we understand and accept that tons of women have this neurodivergence, that doesn't seem responsible to me either. I trust his research, showing that having ADHD was beneficial in the past. But we live in the present. The modern world is different.

But to stop acknowledging one of the most treatable forms of neurodivergence just because it might be too broad, and to do so right as we understand and accept that tons of women have this neurodivergence, that doesn't seem responsible to me either. I trust his research, showing that having ADHD was beneficial in the past. But we live in the present. The modern world is different.

It's hard on all brains and seems to make ADHD more challenging to manage. Having a diagnosis for ADHD opens the door to treatments. Maybe, as we consider new forms of treatment, we should be looking beyond individual or personalized approaches.

It's hard on all brains and seems to make ADHD more challenging to manage. Having a diagnosis for ADHD opens the door to treatments. Maybe, as we consider new forms of treatment, we should be looking beyond individual or personalized approaches.

If women were not expected to handle the majority of executive functioning tasks at home or at work, if the world didn't rely on addictive technology, if we all moved and connected more, ADHD might be a little bit easier to manage. But the need for societal solutions doesn't replace the need for individual treatment. And it's time for that individual treatment to consider the experiences of women.

If women were not expected to handle the majority of executive functioning tasks at home or at work, if the world didn't rely on addictive technology, if we all moved and connected more, ADHD might be a little bit easier to manage. But the need for societal solutions doesn't replace the need for individual treatment. And it's time for that individual treatment to consider the experiences of women.

I started this podcast asking why so many women are being diagnosed with ADHD. People told me we just didn't understand ADHD in girls and women. They were wrong. Sari Solden told me there's a simple answer. The pandemic and TikTok. Ned Hollowell told me there's environmentally induced ADHD and that modern life is making ADHD symptoms worse.

I started this podcast asking why so many women are being diagnosed with ADHD. People told me we just didn't understand ADHD in girls and women. They were wrong. Sari Solden told me there's a simple answer. The pandemic and TikTok. Ned Hollowell told me there's environmentally induced ADHD and that modern life is making ADHD symptoms worse.

On Reddit, women are certain that decreasing estrogen during perimenopause and menopause brings on ADHD. I think it's more complicated than all of this. But I also have my own simple answer. Why women? Why now? Because throughout history, we did not prioritize women's health. And now women are demanding that we do. Climbing the Walls was written and reported by me, Danielle Elliott.

On Reddit, women are certain that decreasing estrogen during perimenopause and menopause brings on ADHD. I think it's more complicated than all of this. But I also have my own simple answer. Why women? Why now? Because throughout history, we did not prioritize women's health. And now women are demanding that we do. Climbing the Walls was written and reported by me, Danielle Elliott.

It was edited by Neil Drumming. Sound design by Cody Nelson. Brianna Berry was our production director. Ash Beecher was our supervising producer. And Diana White was our associate producer. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis. Research by Karen Watanabe. Our music was composed by Kwame Brant Pierce, with additional music provided by Blue Dot Sessions, and our mixing was done by Justin D. Wright.

It was edited by Neil Drumming. Sound design by Cody Nelson. Brianna Berry was our production director. Ash Beecher was our supervising producer. And Diana White was our associate producer. Fact-checking by Mary Mathis. Research by Karen Watanabe. Our music was composed by Kwame Brant Pierce, with additional music provided by Blue Dot Sessions, and our mixing was done by Justin D. Wright.

This series was brought to you by Understood.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. From understood.org, our executive directors are Laura Key, Scott Cochier, and Seth Melnick. A very special thanks to Ray Jacobson, Julie Zietz, Jordan Davidson, Sarah Greenberg, and Kathleen Nadeau.

This series was brought to you by Understood.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. From understood.org, our executive directors are Laura Key, Scott Cochier, and Seth Melnick. A very special thanks to Ray Jacobson, Julie Zietz, Jordan Davidson, Sarah Greenberg, and Kathleen Nadeau.

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Here's a not-at-all fun fact. The average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds in the last 25 years or so. We are all increasingly struggling to focus. The writer Johan Hari attempts to reckon with this phenomenon in his 2022 book, Stolen Focus, Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again. I read it in 2023 after a guy I was seeing recommended it.

Here's a not-at-all fun fact. The average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds in the last 25 years or so. We are all increasingly struggling to focus. The writer Johan Hari attempts to reckon with this phenomenon in his 2022 book, Stolen Focus, Why You Can't Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again. I read it in 2023 after a guy I was seeing recommended it.

He was in the middle of wrestling with his own ADHD symptoms. Anyway, the author of the book moved to a seaside town as an experiment. He cooked for himself. He walked everywhere. He read a daily newspaper and read books. He left his smartphone at home and called his family from a landline. Essentially, he lived in his immediate surroundings. Within weeks, he felt like his old self.

He was in the middle of wrestling with his own ADHD symptoms. Anyway, the author of the book moved to a seaside town as an experiment. He cooked for himself. He walked everywhere. He read a daily newspaper and read books. He left his smartphone at home and called his family from a landline. Essentially, he lived in his immediate surroundings. Within weeks, he felt like his old self.