In this bonus episode, we’re sharing the first episode of a new Understood.org podcast, Climbing the Walls. 

Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were historically underdiagnosed with ADHD — and how the recent surge in diagnoses is reshaping our understanding of ADHD.

In this episode, host Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, and she gets curious. Why women? And why now? 

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

For more on this topic:

• Listen to Climbing the Walls
• ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD)
• Older women with ADHD: How the lost generation got found

For a transcript and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls show page on Understood.org. We love hearing from our listeners! Email us at [email protected].

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give