Female Hormones and ADHD: The Impact on Brain and Body - Paperback

by Lotta Borg Skoglund (Author), Helena Kopp Kallner (Author), Professor Sandra Kooij (Foreword by)

"I thought I knew a bit about women and ADHD but this book has opened my eyes. What an incredible exploration of the impact of hormones on neurodiversity, and the challenges women face as a result."

ADHD Chatter podcast host and bestselling author Alex Partridge

Women and girls with ADHD are often left feeling misunderstood and inadequately supported by health care. This comes as no surprise when research has historically almost exclusively been conducted on boys and men, leading to a lack of understanding around female specific ADHD challenges.

This clear and accessible guide:

Is written by two experienced doctors and ADHD experts.

Provides vital knowledge on the ADHD brain and female sexual and reproductive development.

Introduces an 'ADHD 24/7 language' which provides a tailored approach to self-care for ADHD women and girls.

Explores everything from ADHD and common cooccurring conditions like anxiety, eating disorders and PCOS, to hormonal treatments and contraception.

Introduces five fictional women at different hormonal phases of their lives from puberty through to post-menopause to give insight into the lived experience of ADHD.

Author Biography

Lotta Borg Skoglund is a certified specialist in family practice and psychiatry/addiction and the medical director of SMART Psychiatry, specializing in treatment and assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders. Lotta is a frequent guest on Swedish TV, radio shows and an active advocate for patient autonomy in social media and the press, and an internationally recognized ADHD expert.

Helena Kopp Kallner is senior consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gyneology at Danderyds Hospital and senior lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Sweden. Her research focuses on sexual and reproductive health and safe contraceptive methods to prevent sexual transmitted diseases, abortion, and unplanned/unwanted births. She is president of the family planning working and reference group of the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and former president of the European Society for Contraception and Reproductive Health. She is also a current member of the Committee on Contraception at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and has a media profile advocating for equal standard of care, gender informed policy making, women's health and women's rights.