She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD | 2

She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD | 2

By Understood.org

Sari Solden was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from?

Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women.

More on this story:

A history of ADHD medicationsADHD and shameADHD symptoms in women

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls episode page on Understood.

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