Pete interviewed on Adult ADHD in Women in Canadian Living Magazine

I was interviewed in the current edition of Canadian Living magazine (it’s the April 07 version on the newstands now, even though it’s March) on the topic of adult ADHD in women and ADHD coaching.

Unfortunately the article isn’t available online but is currently available in magazine stores across Canada. It’s a 6 page article written by Mark Witten,

who has won a number of Gold National Magazine Awards, and national awards from the Canadian Science Writers’ Association and the Canadian Nurses Association for health writing.

I’m in the sidebar section on p.101 “Coping with ADHD: Coaching and Support Groups can help” It’s quite a well written and thorough article; it discusses diagnosis co-morbid conditions, coaching therapy, medication support groups etc. It also give the personal stories of 3 women with ADHD. Check it out.

In childhood, girls with ADHD tend not to be totally disruptive and their symptoms aren’t picked up…As young adults, they may drop out of university or have difficulties at work. Because they go undiagnosed, they don’t reach their full potential.

Women and girls with ADHD are more likely to be undiagnosed. You may also want to read some articles on Adult ADHD in women on my ADD resource website and the post on mothers with ADHD.

Here’s another quote

Although Denise wishes her inattentive symptoms had been picked up and understood when she was a girl, she advises other women who suspect they have the condition that it’s not too late to act. “If you think you might have ADHD and see those traits in yourself, get help. It has made all the difference for me. I am more together. I feel more confident, more in focus and more in tune with myself.

If you think you might have ADHD you might want to take Harvards Adult ADHD Screening test.