Danielle Elliott

She's written three books about it and helped women all over the world understand their ADHD and how attempting to meet societal expectations of what it means to be a woman often creates intense shame. Shame and overwhelm might even help explain the recent rise in ADHD diagnosis among women.

She's written three books about it and helped women all over the world understand their ADHD and how attempting to meet societal expectations of what it means to be a woman often creates intense shame. Shame and overwhelm might even help explain the recent rise in ADHD diagnosis among women.

I knew exactly why my friends were sending me this clip. Why are so many women being diagnosed with ADHD? Do they really have it? I started asking these questions sometime in the summer of 2022, a few months after I joined the ranks of the recently diagnosed. Listening to a news anchor question the rise in diagnosis, I realized I really do want to know why women, why now?

I knew exactly why my friends were sending me this clip. Why are so many women being diagnosed with ADHD? Do they really have it? I started asking these questions sometime in the summer of 2022, a few months after I joined the ranks of the recently diagnosed. Listening to a news anchor question the rise in diagnosis, I realized I really do want to know why women, why now?

And we might not know anything about it if not for Sari and a handful of others who have revealed the many ways ADHD impacts women. But Sari didn't set out to change global thinking. She was simply trying to figure out why her own life felt so hard and why she's always felt so much shame.

And we might not know anything about it if not for Sari and a handful of others who have revealed the many ways ADHD impacts women. But Sari didn't set out to change global thinking. She was simply trying to figure out why her own life felt so hard and why she's always felt so much shame.

For the last year or so, I've tried to answer these questions. I've talked to scientists, doctors, and I've talked to many, many women who have ADHD. Some who were recently diagnosed, others who have known for decades. This is a story about science, social expectations, stress, and the way we live. It's about who we trust. Most importantly, it's a story about women. This is Climbing the Walls.

For the last year or so, I've tried to answer these questions. I've talked to scientists, doctors, and I've talked to many, many women who have ADHD. Some who were recently diagnosed, others who have known for decades. This is a story about science, social expectations, stress, and the way we live. It's about who we trust. Most importantly, it's a story about women. This is Climbing the Walls.

This is Climbing the Walls, a podcast where I try to figure out why so many women are being diagnosed with ADHD. I'm Danielle Elliott. Sari wrote her first book in the early 1990s. It helped Emily Mitchell understand the ways she struggled with ADHD, ways that weren't explained in the scientific journals or at her doctor's office. Nearly three decades later, Sari's books did the same for me.

This is Climbing the Walls, a podcast where I try to figure out why so many women are being diagnosed with ADHD. I'm Danielle Elliott. Sari wrote her first book in the early 1990s. It helped Emily Mitchell understand the ways she struggled with ADHD, ways that weren't explained in the scientific journals or at her doctor's office. Nearly three decades later, Sari's books did the same for me.

I'm Danielle Elliott. I had a fairly unique pandemic experience. I started dating someone in the first week. I was 35, and this was honestly my first relationship. Unless, you know, you actually want to count the revolving door of four-month situations I've been in for the last 10 years. Anyway, everything was new, and it was distracting me from everything else happening in the world.

I'm Danielle Elliott. I had a fairly unique pandemic experience. I started dating someone in the first week. I was 35, and this was honestly my first relationship. Unless, you know, you actually want to count the revolving door of four-month situations I've been in for the last 10 years. Anyway, everything was new, and it was distracting me from everything else happening in the world.

When I was diagnosed, my doctor recommended a stimulant and behavioral approaches. She talked about making lists and calendars and suggested I might want to see an ADHD coach. These things helped, but they didn't exactly change my life. A year and a half after I was diagnosed, a friend recommended Sari's books.

When I was diagnosed, my doctor recommended a stimulant and behavioral approaches. She talked about making lists and calendars and suggested I might want to see an ADHD coach. These things helped, but they didn't exactly change my life. A year and a half after I was diagnosed, a friend recommended Sari's books.

Halfway through the first chapter, I felt like I'd joined a secret club of women who understand ADHD in a different way. Sari's the key to that understanding, and I wanted to know, how'd she figure it all out? Sari talks fast, cuts herself off, and switches directions often. Before I could ask a question, she dove into her story. She said she did well in elementary school.

Halfway through the first chapter, I felt like I'd joined a secret club of women who understand ADHD in a different way. Sari's the key to that understanding, and I wanted to know, how'd she figure it all out? Sari talks fast, cuts herself off, and switches directions often. Before I could ask a question, she dove into her story. She said she did well in elementary school.

We moved in together. Things were good for a while. I remember waking up one morning and just staring at the wall, not really moving. I laid there long enough that my partner looked at me and said, are you okay? And still without moving, I said, we used to be able to get on planes and a few hours later land in a completely different part of the world. I just miss being able to be anywhere else.

We moved in together. Things were good for a while. I remember waking up one morning and just staring at the wall, not really moving. I laid there long enough that my partner looked at me and said, are you okay? And still without moving, I said, we used to be able to get on planes and a few hours later land in a completely different part of the world. I just miss being able to be anywhere else.

She needed a tutor in third grade and developed social anxiety around sixth grade. But overall, she did well. She graduated from a fairly small, structured high school and enrolled at the University of Michigan.

She needed a tutor in third grade and developed social anxiety around sixth grade. But overall, she did well. She graduated from a fairly small, structured high school and enrolled at the University of Michigan.