Lifestyle Supports for Women with ADHD
Combining a formal treatment plan with lifestyle supports can be effective in addressing ADHD symptoms and reducing stress. Many women work with a professional, a close friend, or a relative to help them organize or create systems and routines to improve daily life and employ strategies for success at their workplace. Women can include various…
Read MoreTreatment for ADHD in Women and Girls
The recommended approach for ADHD treatment for women and girls considers their respective needs, stage of life, and symptom intensity along with evidence-based medical and behavioral management. Effective treatment involves a multimodal approach that often includes medication, therapy and counseling, stress management techniques, workplace and homelife accommodations. Some women and girls incorporate various lifestyle strategies…
Read MoreSymptoms of ADHD in Women and Girls
Women and girls experience the same general symptoms of ADHD as men and boys. However, the way the symptoms are expressed in their behaviors can appear different from their expression in men and boys. This difference in expression has historically been one of the reasons girls and women are underdiagnosed. Clinicians, parents, and other adults…
Read MoreAn Introduction to ADHD in Women and Girls
For a long time, it was thought that ADHD was primarily a condition in boys and some men. Research and lived experience have shown this is inaccurate, however. While women still receive fewer diagnoses for ADHD, the gap between women and men in overall prevalence has narrowed in recent years. This means prevalence of ADHD…
Read MoreManaging Money & ADHD: 6 Steps to Saving Money (infographic)
Saving money and having a spending plan can be challenging with ADHD, but they can prepare you for the many expenses you will have in a month or year, including emergencies. Follow the six steps in this infographic to help you manage your money.
Read MoreTime Management and ADHD: To-Do Lists
You’ve read it in magazines, in books and online. You’ve heard it from organization experts and others: If you want to get things done, you need to keep to-do lists. But what does that mean, and how do you use one? The idea behind to-do lists is that they give you a place to write…
Read MoreManaging Money and ADHD: Money Management Schedule
Creating a timeline Some people find it helpful to organize money management into a timeline that shows financial tasks and how often they need to be done. It also helps to note about how long you think each task will take. Sometimes, seeing that money management tasks can be completed quickly or that they don’t…
Read MoreManaging Money and ADHD: Saving and Spending
Having savings is one of the best things you can do for yourself, your family, and your future. Maybe you’ll need it to pay for an emergency, or maybe it’ll go toward the down payment on a new house, but knowing that you have some money saved can give you real peace of mind. If…
Read MoreManaging Money and ADHD: Minding Your Debts
Curb impulse spending We’ve all been guilty of impulse spending—a last-minute decision to buy something that stood out in a store display or something bigger that we decided was worth the splurge. An impulse purchase may be small, like a pack of gum, or large, like a laptop. For an adult with ADHD, keeping impulse…
Read MoreManaging Money and ADHD: Expenses and Goals
Managing finances can be challenging when you have ADHD, but it’s an important skill. You may find you’re able to master it once you come up with your financial plan. Think how nice it would feel to be organized: You don’t have to fear your bank account getting unexpectedly low, or that you’ll be turned…
Read MoreFive Ways to Curb Impulse Shopping (infographic)
This infographic provides five tips for keeping impulse shopping in check.
Read MoreFive Ways to Maintain a Newly Organized Space (infographic)
Five tips for maintaining an organized space are provided in this infographic.
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