ADHD in Women (Relationships, Workplace & Empowerment)

ADHD IN WOMEN (RELATIONSHIPS, WORKPLACE, EMPOWERMENT)
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‘Impact of ADHD at work, in families, relationships and sexuality’ presented by Dr. Dora Wynchank. This talk will explore some intimate areas in the life experience of women with ADHD. What characterises their relationships, and their sexual experience? In a couple when one member has ADHD, what is the impact on the relationships? We will discuss the research on whether sexual problems or gender identities are affected by having ADHD. Finally, we will look at some of the sequelae of having untreated ADHD in the workplace. We will shortly be sending out a survey across Europe to collect the experiences of thousands of women with ADHD. adhd-women.eu/blog/research/
‘Positive Disruptors: ADHD Women and their Wins’
presented by Dr. Kate Carr Fanning. This talk will explore the need to provide opportunities for empowerment for woman with ADHD. We will share preliminary findings from a recent study with woman with ADHD identifying empowerment enablers in education and employment. We will particularly focus on what educators, employers, woman themselves and others working with them can do to enable the empowerment of woman with ADHD.
‘How am I empowered?’ Chantel Fouche lead of ADHD Women Project (ADHD Europe) with be #sharingexperiences of empowering herself and others by raising awareness globally. She will share what ‘Gender Equality’ means to her and how society can help combat stigma & discrimination for all ADHD men and Women, their families, and carers.
Dr. Dora Wynchank is a psychiatrist working in adult ADHD at PsyQ in the Haque, Netherlands. editor of the DIVA Foundation, and active contributor to the European Adult ADHD Network. Her expertise includes diagnosing and treating ADHD and comorbidities in adult and adolescent ADHD. The sleep disorders associated with ADHD are her research interest. She lectures widely in an attempt to de-stigmatise mental conditions. Dora is a professional member of ADHD Europe
Dr. Kate Carr-Fanning is a Lecturer in Psychology in Education at the University of Bristol. Kate is a psychologist, she completed her PhD in psychology and education at Trinity College Dublin, where she focused on the inclusion of learners with ADHD in education. She then spent 8 years in the School of Psychology in Coventry University before moving to Bristol. Kate’s research interests are all things ADHD, she is working with the Woman’s Project on a study called ‘Positive Disruptors: Woman with ADHD and their Wins’ exploring the female experience of ADHD with a particular focus on empowerment. Kate has over 15 years of experience of working with people effected by ADHD. She sits on the Board of Directors of ADHD Ireland and on the Professional Advisory Board of ADHD Europe.
Chantel Fouche, lead of the ADHD Women Project. Chantel is a volunteer at ADHD Europe and ADHD, ASC & LD Belgium. Her interests are to actively advocate for the ADHD voice and promote ‘Gender Equality’ for all people living with ADHD ; to create & sustain networks to raise more awareness around the globe ; and to disseminate evidenced based information about ADHD to stop stigma & discrimination.

[@TrixieTaylor-bn6dw]

It is so hard. I was gifted and high iq so made it through childhood relatively unscathed apart from internal struggle of not being able to do basic stuff and can do complex stuff. As an adult even though I was awarded top student for my Masters degree that year I have struggled along with many chronic and degenerative illnesses despite my qdapive strategies that used to work before I was very it has meant a huge amount of heart break in terms of effects on relationships and work and isolation with no human contact.

[@sarahswanray9775]

As a 45 year old mother of a 12 year old son with ADHD, I was just this week diagnosed with ADHD inattentive - which was largely undiagnosed due to high IQ, creativity, resilience and adaptive strategies, and school accommodations for anxiety. I honestly didn’t know about my ADHD, despite all of the signs being there. This information is so confirming and relieving for me to know that my life long struggles in education, career, and relationships are not unique. For the first time in my life, I feel like I can move forward with the right treatment and information.

[@annad6519]

Wonderful presentations. I am so grateful for the information and all the work you are doing.

[@briana9918]

Neurodivergent folks understand gender is nonsense and it doesn't apply to them or anyone, but it gets confusing when some people insist on imposing gender on us. I don't know how what she calls gender variance is discussed in a sexuality discussion. Gender and sexuality are two separate things.