Prof. Maggie Sibley
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They get missed as children. Yeah. And they only figure out that they have ADHD if they ever do much later in life as adults. And this does seem to be true to some extent. So data from the CDC found that 61% of women with ADHD were diagnosed as adults compared to 40% of men. Okay. Do we know why?
They get missed as children. Yeah. And they only figure out that they have ADHD if they ever do much later in life as adults. And this does seem to be true to some extent. So data from the CDC found that 61% of women with ADHD were diagnosed as adults compared to 40% of men. Okay. Do we know why?
So one hypothesis to explain this is maybe girls hide, push down their symptoms in order to fit in socially because there's a lot of pressure to do that. That's also a possible explanation for why autism is diagnosed later in life in females. We also know that women with ADHD are more likely to get diagnosed with depression and anxiety than men are.
So one hypothesis to explain this is maybe girls hide, push down their symptoms in order to fit in socially because there's a lot of pressure to do that. That's also a possible explanation for why autism is diagnosed later in life in females. We also know that women with ADHD are more likely to get diagnosed with depression and anxiety than men are.
And so maybe they're getting treated for that and then their ADHD gets missed.
And so maybe they're getting treated for that and then their ADHD gets missed.
Yeah, we're just starting to get some research on this. It looks like ADHD symptoms might actually fluctuate throughout the So there's one study that found that mid-cycle, people's impulsivity symptoms seemed to get worse. And at the end of their cycle, they got sadder and they were less able to cope with stuff.
Yeah, we're just starting to get some research on this. It looks like ADHD symptoms might actually fluctuate throughout the So there's one study that found that mid-cycle, people's impulsivity symptoms seemed to get worse. And at the end of their cycle, they got sadder and they were less able to cope with stuff.
And we also have research that found that women with ADHD suffer more postpartum and during perimenopause. So there might be something going on with estrogen levels changing in the brain combined with ADHD in the brain that's basically like a double whammy. That's actually how some of these researchers put it.
And we also have research that found that women with ADHD suffer more postpartum and during perimenopause. So there might be something going on with estrogen levels changing in the brain combined with ADHD in the brain that's basically like a double whammy. That's actually how some of these researchers put it.
And Wendy, just to cap off this part of the episode, we started out by saying, gee, doesn't it feel like ADHD is everywhere? And it does. I have some stats I have not yet told you. And yeah, I have kind of a reveal here. It's really not that wild. It's not everywhere. Oh. So if you look at about 20 years ago, in 2003, the CDC put out data finding that among adults...
And Wendy, just to cap off this part of the episode, we started out by saying, gee, doesn't it feel like ADHD is everywhere? And it does. I have some stats I have not yet told you. And yeah, I have kind of a reveal here. It's really not that wild. It's not everywhere. Oh. So if you look at about 20 years ago, in 2003, the CDC put out data finding that among adults...
4.4% of people said they'd been diagnosed with ADHD.
4.4% of people said they'd been diagnosed with ADHD.
Today on the show, Rose is telling us all about the science of ADHD. Hey, Wendy. So I'm ready to talk to you about ADHD in the brain. Yeah. Tell me about dopamine. What's it doing? Yeah. I mean, that's what you hear online, that ADHD is caused by a dopamine deficiency. And this comes from the fact that dopamine is a chemical in the brain that helps us pay attention and feel motivated to do things.
Today on the show, Rose is telling us all about the science of ADHD. Hey, Wendy. So I'm ready to talk to you about ADHD in the brain. Yeah. Tell me about dopamine. What's it doing? Yeah. I mean, that's what you hear online, that ADHD is caused by a dopamine deficiency. And this comes from the fact that dopamine is a chemical in the brain that helps us pay attention and feel motivated to do things.
And we know that stimulants like Adderall work by increasing the availability of dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the brain.
And we know that stimulants like Adderall work by increasing the availability of dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the brain.