ADHD in Women: Signs, Symptoms, & Treatments

Licensed therapist, Kristen Souza, discusses ADHD in Women.

0:00 Intro by Licensed Therapist
0:32 What is ADHD?
1:36 Symptoms of ADHD in Women
5:49 ADHD in Women vs. Men
6:13 Misdiagnosis in Women
7:01 Treatment for ADHD for Women

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This video by: Kristen Souza, LMHC
From the article: ADHD in Women: Signs, Symptoms, & Treatments
Written by: Erica Laub, MS, LICSW
Reviewed by: Dr. Benjamin Troy, MD
Published: December 14, 2022

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[deannecalifornia]

I sought a diagnosis and the therapist was cruel and dismissive. Sadly, I have a pretty textbook collection of symptoms that's making my life almost impossible. I get a lot of people frustrated with my talking, interrupting, and lateness. I overcompensated by trying to stay silent and get places super early. It's a bummer I have to figure it all out on my own. I'm grateful for videos like this.

[johndoeyedoe]

I am a male and have these inattentive symptoms. I have had hyperfocus since i can remember. I always was a day dreamer and my report grades at school had the phrase "needs to apply himself", "needs to be more organized and less distracted in class".

[jamesalanstephensmith]

I have a student exhibiting these behaviors. Thank you. We’ll see if we can help her.

[l.salevi]

I feel seen. I struggle so much with inattention and it’s so difficult for me to not daydream esp in meetings. I also interrupt and I used to get in trouble for talking to much when I was a child so I’ve learned to stay quiet. Other kids used to describe me as an airhead because it always seemed like my mind was somewhere else, drifting. Time management is hard but I regularly set alarms and check the clock constantly. The poor emotional regulation, the rejection sensitivity in dating, etc I truly believe I need to see someone to get properly diagnosed.

[DuCetteBoss]

Wow this video really hit home for me. I didn’t know woman and men experience ADHD in different ways. Thank you!

[vix]

Practically EVERYTHING you listed fits me.

You mentioned time blindness and problems with timekeeping. I have Dyscalculia so I just put my number problems down to that. But now I read into things, perhaps my Dyscalculia has been covering up me possibly having ADHD all along.

I say this because the older I’m getting and the more my hormones are changing (especially after being taken off birth control), the more symptoms I’m getting of ADHD that are completely wrecking my tactics I learned to cope with my Dyscalculia.

[katierose]

I think I’ll restart talk therapy. I don’t need it per se but it helps me organize my thoughts. ❤

[Phoenix-ypnf]

Thank you for sharing. I could only watch part of this video because it looks like it's constantly starting and stopping as the points being explained are changing, and it was making me feel anxious and angry. I did get information though! Thank you!

[ianatkins]

Didn’t realize women are often misdiagnosed with depression instead of ADHD… How can women make sure that doesn’t happen to them? How do you bring this up with a doctor/therapist?

[jillybe]

I have a private student and I'm suspecting ADHD. Shes super intelligent but messed up her A levels. How can i suggest it?

[keishatulai]

Ughhh I have all of these, sometimes I feel crazy

[Julie-xgiu]

I liked a lot of the things that you mention in this video, but I just had to address something, and I am saying this with respect, as I always appreciate people creating awareness around ADHD. But ADHD is absolutely not a mental health disorder like you say. ADHD is a neurodevelopemental disorder, or a neurodevelopemental difference as I prefer to call it. It is scientifically proven to be caused by a difference in brain developement compared to non-adhd people. Calling it a mental health disorder makes it seem like something one can recover from, which is not true. ADHD is something one is born with, and it does not go away., but it can be managed with accomodations and for some people medicine like you mention. And again, I am not saying this to be disespectful, but as a person with ADHD I react strongly when it is called something it is not.

[Wanda]

Not Remembering what I read
Can't finish Books. Novels might take forever. Distraction all the Time. Procrastination, Bulleyes.