488- The Emotional Lives of Girls with ADHD

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Hallowell, Adhd, Mental Health, 504, Add, Iep, Deficit, Additude, Medication, Disorder, Attention, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 30 January 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Lotta Borg Skoglund, M.D., Ph.D., presents an overview of the special challenges facing girls with ADHD, from anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation from fluctuating hormones during puberty to unrlenting social expectations.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.
0:10.0	Hi everyone my name is Annie Rogers and on behalf of the attitude team I'd like to
0:19.5	welcome you to today's ADHD expert presentation titled The Emotional Lives of Girls with ADHD.
0:27.0	Leading today's presentation is Dr. Lata Borg Scogland.
0:32.0	Dr.
0:32.6	Dr. Scogland is an author, keynote speaker,
0:35.0	and entrepreneur from Sweden.
0:37.0	Her specialty is in psychiatry, addiction, and family medicine
0:41.5	with a specific focus on ADHD.
0:45.0	She currently holds a position as associate professor at Uppsala University
0:51.0	in the Department of Women's and Children's Health. She also leads the pioneering
0:56.2	research group, Goddess ADHD, and is author of a wonderful new book called ADHD,
1:03.6	Girls to Women.
1:06.0	In today's webinar, we're going to discuss
1:08.7	emotional dysregulation.
1:11.0	Big emotions can manifest as tantrums, meltdowns, even as self-harm in young girls with ADHD,
1:18.7	or it can be hidden. Some girls may mask their symptoms and their feelings of anxiety and
1:25.8	depression. They may also struggle socially saying they just don't fit in.
1:31.2	Young girls need caregivers who understand the special challenges they face and that is why we are here.
1:38.9	So to begin, we'd like to do a little bit of a level set by asking you some a few short poll questions.
1:44.8	We'd like to know for those in our live audience has your child been
1:49.8	evaluated for ADHD and please let us know the status of that.
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