Webinar- International Women's Day: ADHD in Women and the Toll it Takes

ADHD Ireland envisages a future where all individuals affected by ADHD are included, supported, and empowered in all contexts of their lives (e.g. school, work, home, and socially) to participate fully within, benefit from, and contribute meaningfully to Irish society.ADHD Ireland is the national organisation that works to support those with ADHD and endeavours to enable this.

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ADHD Ireland invites you to a free webinar celebrating International Women's Day!

Hidden in Plain Sight: ADHD in Women and the Toll it TakesADHD in women is still widely misunderstood, frequently overlooked, and often mislabelled. For many, it is recognised only after years of compensating, chronic stress, or burnout.In this talk, I reflect on my own late diagnosis of ADHD as both a woman and a psychiatrist, and how it reshaped my understanding of myself and the work that I do.Using my personal experience as a central thread, and drawing on clinical work with hundreds of women, I explore how ADHD in women is commonly hidden behind achievement, misattributed to personality or mental health problems, and minimised across families, workplaces, and healthcare settings.The talk aims to offer clarity and validation, while reframing ADHD in women as neither a flaw nor a trend, but a lived reality that deserves recognition, understanding and compassion.BIO:Michele Hill is a Consultant Psychiatrist with expertise in Psychosis, Youth Mental Health, Psychodynamic Therapy and Adult ADHD.Work highlights include:· Associate Director of Schizophrenia Research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School· University Lead for Mental Health and Wellbeing at UCC· Honorary Lifetime Membership of the UCC Students’ Union in recognition of her contribution to student life· Establishment of the Adult ADHD service in HSE Cork· First Chair of the Youth and Student Faculty in the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. She is currently the Clinical Lead for ADHD Ireland on the Integrated Care Project, a collaboration with the HSE National Clinical Programme.She was first introduced to Adult ADHD in 2016 and has since assessed and treated hundreds of patients across 3 settings: University, a HSE Specialist Service, and an online private practice she co-founded. Her current focus is consultancy work on service design and identity transformation following life transitions (including adjustment to a late diagnosis of ADHD).Her most important qualification for this talk, however, is as an expert by experience: she herself was diagnosed with ADHD in 2019.

Webinar- International Women's Day: ADHD in Women and the Toll it Takes

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