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Women & ADHD

Women & ADHD

Auteur(s): Katy Weber
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A late diagnosis turned her world upside down. Now Katy Weber interviews other women who discovered they have ADHD in adulthood and are finally feeling like they understand who they are and how to best lean into their strengths, both professionally and personally.

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  • Rae Jacobson: The diagnosis boom … and backlash

    Rae Jacobson: The diagnosis boom … and backlash
    Dec 1 2025

    Episode 204 with Rae Jacobson.


    “There is a difference between traits and impairment. If we dilute the idea of ADHD into something that just seems familiar, we risk shutting out the people who really need help.”


    Rae is a journalist, an ADHD and learning disorders expert, and the Lead of Insight at Understood, where she also hosts the podcast Hyperfocus. Rae has spent over 20 years digging into the stories and science of neurodivergence. She’s a former senior editor at the Child Mind Institute, and her work has appeared in New York Magazine, the Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, Parenting, American Girl, and more.


    Rae and I talk about her very winding path to an ADHD diagnosis: growing up as the “smart kid who did terribly at school,” getting diagnosed with LD-NOS, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia, and then finally, in her early 20s, realizing she has ADHD. Rae shares the life-changing experience of attending Landmark College — a school specifically for students with ADHD and learning disabilities.


    We also wrestle with the current ADHD discourse: the difference between relatable traits and true impairment, what happens when “everyone has ADHD,” and why that can both broaden awareness and quietly shut people out of care. We talk about internalized ableism, the ongoing cycles of skepticism (“quit your whining”) and backlash online, and the need for voices that pair lived experience with journalistic fact-checking.


    And of course, we talk about Hyperfocus, Rae’s podcast at Understood that zeroes in on what fascinates us most about ADHD, mental health, and learning.


    Website: Understood.org

    Instagram: @understoodorg


    Links & Resources:

    The Berkeley Girls with ADHD Longitudinal Study (S. Hinshaw)


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    Episode edited by E Podcast Productions


    Find the transcript of this episode at www.womenandadhd.com/transcripts


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    Women & ADHD coaching: www.womenandadhd.com/coaching

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    Work 1-on-1 with Katy: www.womenandadhd.com/katy

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    Order the “Hey, it’s ADHD!” course: www.womenandadhd.com/adhdcourse

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    Did you love this episode? Click here to pledge a one-time donation to the podcast!

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    If you are a woman who was diagnosed with ADHD and you’d like to apply to be a guest on this podcast, visit womenandadhd.com/podcastguest.


    Instagram: @womenandadhdpodcast

    Tiktok: @womenandadhdpodcast

    Twitter: @womenandadhd

    Facebook: @womenandadhd



    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Calm: https://calm.com/WOMENADHD


    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-and-adhd/donations

    Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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    59 min
  • Dr. Anupriya Gogne: ADHD & executive dysfunction in the perinatal period

    Dr. Anupriya Gogne: ADHD & executive dysfunction in the perinatal period
    Nov 3 2025
    Episode 203 with Dr. Anupriya Gonge.“For mothers, the executive functioning demands keep shifting. Just as you find your rhythm, everything changes again.”Dr. Anupriya Gogne is a board-certified addiction psychiatrist who specializes in women’s mental health, She is also the Division Director of Outpatient Psychiatry at Brown University Health in Rhode Island. Over the past eight years, she has worked closely with adult and perinatal women navigating a wide range of psychiatric challenges. After her own late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, Dr. Gogne began to reframe much of what she was seeing in her clinical work — particularly in high-achieving women who had spent years feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or misdiagnosed. This personal and professional insight led her to write the book “Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Adult Women: Special Considerations in the Perinatal Period,” which offers a clinical guide for trainees and practitioners and sheds light on the often-overlooked experiences of neurodivergent women and mothers.We discuss how ADHD often presents differently in women, especially during the perinatal period, and how executive dysfunction can be mistaken for laziness, depression, or character flaws. Dr. Gogne shares her own experience of being a high-functioning but chronically exhausted student and professional, and how the diagnosis helped her understand her lifelong struggles with attention, restlessness, and self-criticism. We talk about the gendered ways society responds to executive dysfunction in mothers vs. fathers, the importance of strengths-based and trauma-informed care, and the intersection of ADHD with culture, trauma, and hormonal transitions. Dr. Gogne also shares how cultural norms in India shaped her ability to mask and compensate for her symptoms, and why she believes ADHD is not a disorder, but rather a state of nervous system dysregulation that deserves more compassionate and individualized treatment.In this episode, we discuss:Dr. Gogne’s late ADHD diagnosis and its impact on her clinical workThe need for strengths-based, individualized approaches in perinatal psychiatryHow mothers and fathers experience executive dysfunction differentlyHow trauma and hormonal shifts intersect with executive dysfunctionWebsite: https://www.brownhealth.org/providers/anupriya-gogne-mdLinks & Resources:Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Adult Women: Special Considerations in the Perinatal Period by Dr. Anupriya Gogne(Get 20% off with code: SPRAUT)- - - - - Episode edited by E Podcast ProductionsFind the transcript of this episode at www.womenandadhd.com/transcripts- - - - -Women & ADHD coaching: www.womenandadhd.com/coaching- - - - -Work 1-on-1 with Katy: www.womenandadhd.com/katy- - - - -Order the “Hey, it’s ADHD!” course: www.womenandadhd.com/adhdcourse- - - - -Did you love this episode? Click here to pledge a one-time donation to the podcast!- - - - -If you are a woman who was diagnosed with ADHD and you’d like to apply to be a guest on this podcast, visit womenandadhd.com/podcastguest.Instagram: @womenandadhdpodcastTiktok: @womenandadhdpodcastTwitter: @womenandadhdFacebook: @womenandadhdOur Sponsors:* Check out Calm: https://calm.com/WOMENADHDSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-and-adhd/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Laura Kerbey: The hidden costs of masking

    Laura Kerbey: The hidden costs of masking
    Oct 6 2025

    Episode 202 with Laura Kerbey.


    “Masking is bloody exhausting. Then again, not masking is scary because we worry people won’t like us or accept us.”


    Laura is an educator, consultant, and author who has been working with autistic children and young people for nearly 25 years. Laura is the founder of PAST, which stands for Positive Assessments Support and Training, and co-founder of KITE Therapeutic Learning Services, and she’s known internationally for her expertise in autism, PDA (Persistent Drive for Autonomy), and neurodivergent education.


    She’s also the author of several books, including the newly released “The Kids’ Simple Guide to PDA” and “The Parents’ and Professionals’ Simple Guide to PDA” as well as The (Slightly Distracted) Woman’s Guide to Living with an Adult ADHD Diagnosis, which was released this past summer. Laura brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work — she was diagnosed with ADHD in her forties and self-identifies as autistic.


    In this episode, Laura and I discuss:


    • Laura’s personal journey to her ADHD diagnosis in her forties, and her self-identification as autistic
    • Why so many women are overlooked or misdiagnosed until adulthood
    • The physical and mental impacts of masking and “seeming fine”
    • Strategies for unmasking and advocating for oneself
    • The power of reframing ADHD from “deficit” to difference


    Laura is also offering a 6-week course in January for late-diagnosed and late-identifying women with ADHD, which is based on her book. For information or to register for the course: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FFKX



    Website: www.p-ast.co.uk

    Instagram: @laura_kerbey

    Facebook: @LauraKerbeyPast



    Links & Resources:

    The (Slightly Distracted) Woman’s Guide to Living with an Adult ADHD Diagnosis by Laura Kerbey

    KITE Therapeutic Learning Services


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    Episode edited by E Podcast Productions


    Find the transcript of this episode at www.womenandadhd.com/transcripts


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    Women & ADHD coaching: www.womenandadhd.com/coaching

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    Work 1-on-1 with Katy: www.womenandadhd.com/katy

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    Order the “Hey, it’s ADHD!” course: www.womenandadhd.com/adhdcourse

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    Did you love this episode? Click here to pledge a one-time donation to the podcast!

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    If you are a woman who was diagnosed with ADHD and you’d like to apply to be a guest on this podcast, visit womenandadhd.com/podcastguest.


    Instagram: @womenandadhdpodcast

    Tiktok: @womenandadhdpodcast

    Twitter: @womenandadhd

    Facebook: @womenandadhd



    Our Sponsors:
    * Check out Calm: https://calm.com/WOMENADHD


    Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/women-and-adhd/donations

    Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

    Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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    1 h et 2 min
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As someone diagnosed later (30s) I find this podcast so validating and relatable. Thank you Katy for starting this!

Amazing podcast! So glad I stumbled on this

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I have been binge-listening to this series for the past month and seeing parts of myself reflected in all of the interviews. I think I have already spent most of my life feeling my way toward hacks that make me more functional in various situations, and I have always been fairly lucky in naturally getting the structure I need at school and at work, but I love having this new lens to work with. It makes the process of “getting better at life” conscious rather than unconscious, and so much faster and more effective! What a gift. Thanks for this contribution.

Helps me understand myself

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I've been struggling lately more than ever before. With a diagnosis 6 years ago I am still learning what it is to have adhd. The medication saved my life. I really needed to hear validation though. I needed to know someone else out there can help me navigate life. I am literally crying right now because it's such a relief to have found your podcast! Thank you!

Thank you!

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I accidentally stumbled on this podcast in audible and I'm so grateful I did. I have never felt more validated and understood. I truly feel less "crazy" when I hear I'm really not alone.
Thank you so much for making this because I'm so she it helps so many others!

I have never had more clarify!

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So many AHA moments. Thank you so much for sharing. I have just been diagnosed and I'm age 42.

Finally don't feel alone or crazy!!

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