FINDtheADHDgirls Podcast

Exploring Hormonal and Heart Health in Women with ADHD | Dr. Sandra Kooij

cynthia hammer Season 2 Episode 11

Why are so many girls with ADHD missed until after puberty? What do hormones have to do with it? In this episode, Professor J.J. Sandra Kooij — a pioneering psychiatrist and global ADHD researcher — breaks down how hormonal changes across a woman’s life can affect ADHD symptoms. From early puberty to perimenopause, she explains how estrogen impacts mood, focus, and long-term health. We also explore new findings on cardiovascular risk, mood disorders, and why adjusting the way we diagnose and treat women with ADHD is long overdue.

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Find The ADHD Girls is a project of the Inattentive ADHD Coalition (www.iadhd.org)

The mission of this project is to give all girls who have ADHD
a fair start in life by getting them diagnosed by age 8.


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ADHD can look different in girls - meaning that often, they are missed for ADHD diagnosis.


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