Check out this Spring-inspired artwork by Ella, who describes the piece as, “a celebration of my younger self. Girls with ADHD are often socialized to mask and conceal their hyperactive tendencies and wild personalities from an early age, and making this piece was a celebration of that wildness I was so in touch with when I [was] young.” 

ADHD in Adolescent Girls: What It Looks Like and How to Support Them

   •  Center faculty, including Drs. Julia Schechter and Maura DeVito, gave a webinar in March as part of the Hill Learning Center’s free Community Education Series. Mayla Gilliam, the Center’s graduate student summer 2024 intern, participated as well. Watch the recording here. 

‘What is ADHD?’ Quick Learner Video
   •  The Center collaborated with Duke University to develop a “Quick Learner” video that explains ADHD and some of the difficulties girls and women with ADHD might experience.

ADHD in the Workplace
   •  Check out our winter blog post focused on difficulties women with ADHD may experience in the workplace and how accommodations may be beneficial. The post also discusses personal strategies for the workplace, as well as considerations and steps to take when deciding whether to disclose your ADHD diagnosis at work.

ADHD and Postpartum Depression/Anxiety
   •  A new Research Spotlight highlights a recent study showing that women with ADHD may be at an increased risk for developing postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. Recommendations for women, and the clinicians who care for them, are provided. 
P.S. Are you pregnant or postpartum, have ADHD, and are looking for mental health support? Check out the free support group that was launched in collaboration with Postpartum Support International.

In January, Dr. Schechter and the Center’s Internal Advisory Board members Jessica Lunsford-Avery, PhD and John Mitchell, PhD presented at the annual meeting of the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD) in Coronado, California. Dr. Schechter participated in a panel discussion on hormones and ADHD in women. As a co-chair of APSARD’s Women and Girls with ADHD Special Interest Group, she also led a roundtable discussion on ADHD treatment and hormones across the lifespan and presented findings from the Center’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) project.  

Check out this conference highlight video —and keep an eye out for Dr. Schechter at 0:44 and Dr. Lunsford-Avery at 2:10!

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