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Climbing the Walls | Ep. 1: I didn’t want to have ADHD
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This month, we’re featuring our limited series Climbing the Walls. Join health and science journalist Danielle Elliot as she explores the surge in ADHD diagnoses among women. She shares her own story and speaks with experts and women across the country to uncover why it’s happening — and why now.
In this first episode, when Danielle finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? Why now? This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom.
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- Three days with ADHD
For a transcript and more resources, visit Climbing the Walls on Understood.org. You can also email us at podcast@understood.org.
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