Louise Taylor wants to raise awareness on how menopause can make ADHD symptoms worse.
A woman has opened up about her late ADHD diagnosis, after experiencing an "air of chaos" throughout her life.
"There was always this air of chaos. If I had a long deadline I had to have that air of panic and threat to get things done last minute," she said."None of this would've happened if my brother had not had that diagnosis. He's changed my family's life," she added.Dr Sally Cubbins, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said women with ADHD "often report that their symptoms are exacerbated during perimenopause".
"Women and girls with ADHD may therefore experience similar difficulties during their menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Ms Taylor said there needed to be a wider conversation to raise awareness of how menopause and ADHD affect each other."Symptoms are exacerbated by hormones, so puberty, pregnancy and menopause can have a huge impact on people with ADHD," she added.ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and ADD stands for Attention Deficit Disorder.
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