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The part that really gets me is when you describe how many girls "internalized their ADHD symptoms as personal flaws." It rings true for so many things, even beyond ADHD. I think this says so much about the culture in which girls are raised and the subconscious messaging we pick up as children about what a "good girl" is.

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This made me cry. I was labeled a high achieving quitter as a kid. An ADHD diagnosis was not even in the realm of possibility in my world. I wasn't diagnosed until a trauma in my mid 30's. I started meds but dropped them over the course of having kids. A good diet and exercise helped me managed symptoms for periods of time until peri-menopause hit. I did not understand what was going on, made some horrible professional decisions as a result with impacted my family to this day and was overwhelmed by how my body and my brain were breaking down. Doc's never even mentioned it but immediately suggested anti-depressants and unhelpful tests for physical ailments that I did not have. Once I got proper medical advice and the breakthrough to HRT, I was able to address get back to treatment for ADHD. It has been life saver. To say that I am angry at the medical profession is an understatement of epic proportions. I feel like they abandoned women once child bearing was no longer primary. I have no doubt they are responsible for increases in suicide for women over the age of 40. Thank you once again for being a voice for women and speaking these experiences into existence.

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