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Feeling Different Isn’t a Crime: ADHD Awareness and Belonging · A Capture Deep Vibs A Positive Space For Inspiration And Embracing Of Heart

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  Speaker 1: If you're a fan of Harry Potter, you might be
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  Speaker 1: familiar with Luna Lovegood, the girl who was bullied because
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  Speaker 1: people found her strange. She often got distracted and spacey,
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  Speaker 1: which you may realize are some symptoms of inattentive ADHD.
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  Speaker 1: Her vulnerability, bravery, and loyalty led to the affection of Hermione, Ron, Harry,
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  Speaker 1: and plenty of Potterheads and Muggles around the world. Unfortunately,
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  Speaker 1: many women often don't get the same type of support
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  Speaker 1: and recognition she did. According to numerous studies, plenty of
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  Speaker 1: women live their lives with undiagnosed ADHD. This leads to
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  Speaker 1: numerous problems, starting with damaging effects on women's health, mental health,
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  Speaker 1: and wellbeing. Through research, we have discovered that there are
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  Speaker 1: layers to this issue. So in today's video, let's dive
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  Speaker 1: deep into the topic of undiagnosed ADHD in women. Watch
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  Speaker 1: until the end to discover the ADHD symptom checklist for
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  Speaker 1: adult women. Let's start with the numbers. We mentioned that
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  Speaker 1: plenty of women live with undiagnosed ADHD, Exactly how many
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  Speaker 1: women are we talking about? Four years ago, according to
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  Speaker 1: ADHD by the Numbers, Facts, Statistics, and You by Kimberly Holland,
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  Speaker 1: males were already three times more likely to be diagnosed
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  Speaker 1: with ADHD. Over the years, the numbers increased. In June, 2022,
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  Speaker 1: an ADHD in Women article by Denise Broadley revealed that
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  Speaker 1: instead of three, men in the US are now four
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  Speaker 1: times more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder. In
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  Speaker 1: other countries, cases of women with ADHD may appear to
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  Speaker 1: be lower in number, but this is likely due to
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  Speaker 1: women and girls not being included in the research methodology,
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  Speaker 1: according to the American Journal of Psychiatry. By now, you
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  Speaker 1: may be noticing the ongoing pattern. Why is there such
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  Speaker 1: a discrepancy between the two sexes? Let's find out next.
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  Speaker 1: Misdiagnosis and undertreatment. Did you know that the diagnostic criteria
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  Speaker 1: for ADHD will more likely identify ADHD in boys rather
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  Speaker 1: than girls? This is one interesting piece of information that
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  Speaker 1: isn't discussed much. According to Dr. Kathleen Nadir, who specializes
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  Speaker 1: in the psychological treatment of women and girls, it's because
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  Speaker 1: the criteria was mainly developed through observing boys. To back
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  Speaker 1: this up, a 2020 study from the University of Groningen
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  Speaker 1: in the Netherlands concluded that there are hardly any investigations
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  Speaker 1: about the varying effects of ADHD drug medications on different sexes.
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  Speaker 1: For decades, women have been excluded from numerous research and discussions.
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  Speaker 1: Due to this, they are consistently undertreated. If you're learning
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  Speaker 1: a lot from this video, please don't forget to hit
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  Speaker 1: the like button. Your support means a lot to us. Now,
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  Speaker 1: let's proceed to the impact One may argue that ADHD
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  Speaker 1: is more severe in women than it is in men.
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  Speaker 1: Let's take a look at different factors to understand why.
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  Speaker 1: The hormonal effects. Earlier we mentioned that fluctuations in women's
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  Speaker 1: hormones intensify ADHD symptoms. Let's have menopause as an example.
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  Speaker 1: According to Laura McCarthy, writer of Women, Hormones, and ADHD,
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  Speaker 1: around menopause, women's estrogen levels drop about 65%, causing a
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  Speaker 1: decrease in serotonin and dopamine, also known as the happy hormones.
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  Speaker 1: When this happens, the already apparent symptoms of irritability, fatigue,
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  Speaker 1: and memory lapses become even more pronounced, causing difficulty for
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  Speaker 1: women to concentrate and make rational decisions. The social effects.
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  Speaker 1: It's no secret that women have complex social roles in society.
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  Speaker 1: Traditional gender roles dictate that women are generally encouraged to
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  Speaker 1: display emotions, be nurturing, stay accommodating, and remain polite. This
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  Speaker 1: can generate an unhealthy amount of pressure for them to
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  Speaker 1: act a certain way, even if they're not inclined to
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  Speaker 1: do so. For example, since inattentive ADHD is more common
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  Speaker 1: in women, they may overwork to hide the symptoms of
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  Speaker 1: forgetfulness and distractibility in order to not be deemed lazy.
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  Speaker 1: Without a proper diagnosis, you can imagine how these unexplained
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  Speaker 1: symptoms may cause marriage difficulties, relationship conflicts, dating struggles, and
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  Speaker 1: troublemaking friends. All of these not only negatively impact women's
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  Speaker 1: quality of life, but also the state of their mental
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  Speaker 1: health too. Trigger warning, the next point may be triggering
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  Speaker 1: to those who are sensitive to suicide and self-harm topics.
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  Speaker 1: Please proceed with caution. You can go straight to this
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  Speaker 1: timestamp to skip this part. The mental health impacts. After
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  Speaker 1: the previous point, it's not difficult to imagine that due
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  Speaker 1: to social pressures, women may get a tendency to internalize
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  Speaker 1: their ADHD symptoms rather than seek help. The current lack
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  Speaker 1: of understanding of ADHD in women likely contributes to a
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  Speaker 1: societal climate that makes women feel anxious and doubtful of
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  Speaker 1: their own condition. Sadly, this isn't even the worst part.
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  Speaker 1: Most alarmingly, girls and women with ADHD have been shown
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  Speaker 1: to be at higher risk of self-harm than women without
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  Speaker 1: the disorder. The Berkeley Girls and ADHD Longitudinal Study, BGALS,
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  Speaker 1: began in the mid-1990s and continuously examines 140 girls diagnosed
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  Speaker 1: with ADHD during childhood. After 10 years, the girls with
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  Speaker 1: ADHD diagnosis were twice as likely to report self-harming behaviors
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  Speaker 1: like cutting and three times as likely to have made
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  Speaker 1: a serious suicide attempt, according to Child Mind Institute. Not
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  Speaker 1: only that, in the book, Understanding Girls with ADHD, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Ellen Lipman states that since girls tend to hold all
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  Speaker 1: these negative feelings of anxiety, fear, and frustration in, nobody
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  Speaker 1: is usually aware of what they're going through until it's
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  Speaker 1: too late. It becomes a lifelong struggle that starts from childhood,
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  Speaker 1: extends to womanhood, and may even get worse in older
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  Speaker 1: adult years. It's truly heartbreaking that girls and women all
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  Speaker 1: over the world are experiencing this. Our heart goes out
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  Speaker 1: to all of them and to the people who are
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  Speaker 1: trying their best to extend help. We've listed some online
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  Speaker 1: ADHD sources and platforms in the description below to better
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  Speaker 1: help the cause. In the comments, we also noticed that
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  Speaker 1: plenty of you feel like you have ADHD, but aren't
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  Speaker 1: quite sure of it yet. We hope this next part
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  Speaker 1: can help. An ADHD symptom checklist for adult women. A
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  Speaker 1: good reason why ADHD in women goes undiagnosed is that
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  Speaker 1: their symptoms are more subtle and can manifest in a
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  Speaker 1: totally different way. This is why it remains crucial for
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  Speaker 1: them to get the treatment they deserve, especially for a
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  Speaker 1: condition that was once considered exclusively male. Here are some
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  Speaker 1: symptoms of ADHD in women compiled by Pacific neuropsychiatric specialists.
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  Speaker 1: Number one. Are you hypersensitive to noises or smells? Number two,
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  Speaker 1: do you daydream or have a so-called mom brain? Number three,
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  Speaker 1: do you often lack motivation with day-to-day tasks? Number four,
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  Speaker 1: do you have a tendency to be insecure a lot?
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  Speaker 1: Number five, are you struggling with low self-esteem? Number six,
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  Speaker 1: do you find yourself easily emotional? And number seven, do
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  Speaker 1: you have trouble listening? If you are continuously struggling with
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  Speaker 1: these symptoms or even the normal symptoms of ADHD, we
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  Speaker 1: highly encourage you to consult a psychologist, psychiatrist, or neurologist
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  Speaker 1: to get an accurate diagnosis. There's always a way to
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  Speaker 1: give and receive help, starting with proper education about this topic.
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  Speaker 1: Feel free to click on Sick Signs and Symptoms of
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  Speaker 1: ADHD to learn more.