Why Are So Many More Women Being Diagnosed With ADHD?
Dr. Julia Schechter of the Center sheds light on how experts once believed ADHD affected only boys — but now, research is finally beginning to reflect the real picture.
July 2025
Are hormones the final frontier for women with ADHD?
From Understood.org, Climbing the Walls is an investigative podcast that explores why women weren’t diagnosed with ADHD for so long. In episode six, science journalist Danielle Elliot interviews the Center’s Dr. Julia Schechter, who provides important context on the latest studies, and what research is still needed.
May 2025
Doctors Julia Schechter and Jennifer Gierisch were recent guests on the popular Holderness Family Podcast. They discussed how ADHD presents differently in girls and women and the challenges of research and treatment.
March 2025
“Could ADHD Actually Be A Superpower For Some Athletes?” The Center’s Directors Scott Kollins and Julia Schechter are both cited in this timely article.
June 2024 (Image: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil, CC BY 3.0 BR via Wikimedia Commons)
The results of the Center’s online survey, conducted in April, are detailed in this article.
May 2024
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Dr. Schechter’s shared her comments in the article “We Need to Talk about ADHD in Young Women”
Winter 2024, paywall
The Center’s Co-Director Dr. Julia Schechter discusses the significant impact of ADHD on everyday life with host Holly Blanc Moses.
March 2024
The Center’s Jennifer Gierisch, Ph.D., offers some insight into “ADHD Is Rising Among Women — Here’s Why.” (Getty Images)
March 2024
Dr. Schechter was the featured panelist for “Full Focus: An In-Depth Look at What ADHD Means for Women.”
January 2024
To watch a video of the panel discussion in its entirety, please click here.
Dr. Schechter is featured on the episode “ADHD Prescription Rates Spiked During The Pandemic–Why? (Shutterstock image)
January 2024
Does ADHD Show Up Differently in Women? Dr. Schechter on the complicated answer.
November 2023
Dr. Schechter discusses with host Dr. Cara Goodwin how to know if you have ADHD as a parent and what you can do about it.
November 2023
Dr. Schechter was interviewed for “What’s Driving the Demand for ADHD Drugs Like Adderall.”
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April 2023
Dr. Schechter on the historic rates of women being diagnosed with ADHD. (Maskot/Getty Images)
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