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Why Your ADHD Symptoms Change Throughout The Phases Of Your Hormonal Life - And What Science Says About It

Karen Lucia

Published on: 28/05/2025

For decades, ADHD research focused primarily on boys and men, leaving women to navigate their symptoms without crucial information about how hormones influence their condition. Recent studies are finally filling this gap, revealing that women and AFAB with an ADHD brain experience significant symptom fluctuations tied directly to their menstrual cycle, with the most severe symptoms occurring during the luteal phase: the 10-14 days before menstruation.

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When Your ADHD Brain Gets Stuck in Executive Overdrive

Karen Lucia

Published on: 21/05/2025

If you're a professional with ADHD, you've likely experienced this executive function paradox: having the intelligence and skills to excel in your field, while simultaneously struggling with the very cognitive processes that make professional success possible. It's not about capability. It's about how your beautifully complex ADHD brain manages executive functions differently.

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Navigating Executive Dysfunction at Work: A Guide for ADHD Professionals

Karen Lucia

Published on: 26/04/2025

That report deadline looms just hours away. Your notes are scattered across three different apps. Your brain knows exactly what needs to happen, yet starting feels impossibly overwhelming. This isn't procrastination or laziness, it's executive dysfunction, a common challenge for professionals with ADHD.

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When Your ADHD Brain Rides the Hormonal Rollercoaster: Managing ADHD Through Your Menstrual Cycle

Karen Lucia

Published on: 19/04/2025

Ever notice how your ADHD medication feels like it's working perfectly one week, then completely abandons you the next? Or how you can tackle your to-do list like a productivity goddess around ovulation, but come pre-period, you're forgetting where you put your keys while holding them? You're not imagining things, and you're definitely not alone.

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