Why ADHD Can Feel Worse During Perimenopause

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ADHD in women can go unrecognized for years, sometimes until midlife when the strategies that once helped you cope suddenly stop working.

In this episode of All About You, Dr Shauna Watts and Lareena Brown explore why ADHD can be so difficult to recognize in women and why the signs may become more noticeable during midlife and perimenopause.

What You’ll Hear About: 👉 Why ADHD can look different in women 👉 Why some women aren’t diagnosed until midlife 👉 The connection between ADHD and executive function 👉 How masking and coping strategies can hide ADHD symptoms 👉 ADHD, food, binge eating and “food noise” 👉 Why self-compassion can be an important part of understanding ADHD 👉 Practical ways women can begin working with their brains rather than against them

This is a conversation about recognizing patterns, questioning the stories we’ve told ourselves, and understanding why some things may have always felt harder than they seemed to for everyone else

Listen to the full episode of All About You to hear the conversation.

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Chapters 00:00 Why ADHD Is Being Diagnosed Later in Women 02:32 Why ADHD Looks Different in Women 05:45 The “Buzzing Brain” and Internal Hyperactivity 07:33 ADHD, Estrogen and Perimenopause 10:06 What Is Executive Function? 13:16 ADHD, Time Blindness and Eating Patterns 18:17 Masking ADHD: When Competence Hides the Symptoms 20:03 The Connection Between ADHD and Binge Eating 23:27 ADHD and Food Noise 26:24 Why Traditional Diet Advice May Not Work for ADHD 29:44 Practical ADHD Strategies: Alarms and Body Doubling 33:12 ADHD, Shame and Self-Compassion 42:35 How to Get an ADHD Diagnosis as an Adult

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