MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel Ignored to icons: These trailblazers changed the game for women with ADHD | Hyperfocus
On this very special episode of Hyperfocus, host Rae Jacobson interviews three of these women — Sari Solden, Terry Matlen, and Dr. Ellen Littman — along with Dr. Michelle Frank, a psychologist taking up the torch for a new generation.
Together, they discuss how they met, their journey to legitimize ADHD in women, and what they hope for the future.
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Timestamps:
(06:22) Discovering you aren’t alone
(13:18) The disconnect between academia and the rest of the world
(21:22) The benefits of treatment and community
(28:05) ADHD isn’t always a superpower
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