Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

Good afternoon and welcome. I'm Wayne Callan and you're listening to

Attitude Magazine's weekly ADHD expert audio broadcast. This one's going to

be an intriguing one, I think.

The research community has done lots of studies on children and teens with ADHD,

but not so many on adults with the condition,

and very few on middle-aged, if any, and older adults. Lots of folks wonder if the brain fog, forgetfulness, and mental slowdown they may be experiencing are all due to Alzheimer's, dementia, or age.

Not enough folks ask if these symptoms might be due to attention deficit.

I bring that up because many experts say that about 75% of people with adult ADHD don't know that they have it.

And if you don't know that you have it, you can't get it treated.

If you were in your 40s or 50s or beyond, or you have an older sister or brother or a parent who you think might be slowing down mentally or have ADHD, you've come to the right place for some answers.

Here you'll learn how ADHD should be assessed in midlife

and beyond how menopause affects ADHD and vice versa, what treatments are

safe and how they should be incorporated into a regimen in which medications are being prescribed for other health issues.

Today we're very fortunate to have Linda Rogley to give us perspective and approaches to midlife ADHD.

Linda is the author of Confessions of an Adiva, Midlife in the nonlinear Lane,

a professional certified coach for AD women, 40 and better, and founder of the

Adiva Network. She is an expert in midlife and senior ADHD and offers workshops and retreats for ADHD women and couples.

Linda, thanks for being here.

Thank you so much, Wayne. I really appreciate it.

So we are going to talk about is it ADHD or is it aging it's a topic that's near and

dear to my heart because I was diagnosed at midlife so without further ado let's jump

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