When Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? And why now? 

This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom.

More on this story:  

• ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD)
• Older women and ADHD: How the lost generation got found
• A day in the life with ADHD

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls page on Understood.

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