Doctor (25 years experience): ADHD Women Need To Stop Doing THIS | Dr Helen Wall

ADHD Chatter

Alex Partridge

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Dr Helen Wall has over 25 years experience in improving the lives of women. As a menopause specialist with a keen interest in ADHD, she’s dedicated to helping women cope with menopause.Correction: The video states that Helen is an ADHD specialist with 25 years experience in the ADHD space. This is incorrect. Helen is a menopause specialist with 25 years experience as a doctor in the NHS. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:38 The struggles of female ADHD 03:17 The toll of undiagnosed ADHD 14:13 Do ADHD women deserve an apology 16:38 Most memorable diagnosis reactions 19:45 Tiimo advert 21:06 The truth about hormones and ADHD 25:11 The truth about ADHD and the menopause 34:05 A message of hope for ADHD women 37:10 Audience questions 44:04 A letter to my younger self Visit Helen’s website 👉 https://tvhealthdoctor.com Order Helen’s book 👉 https://lnk.to/menopauseandadhd Find Helen on Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/doctorhelenwall/ ADHD Chatter LIVE show tickets 👉 https://www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/adhd-chatter/?cpch=AEGPRESUK_SOCIAL&cpcn=AEGPRESUK_ADHDChatter_London_SOCIAL_Artist_11032026_OGNC_&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio Join the ADHD Chatter Patreon community 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/ADHDChatter Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e Producer: Timon Woodward Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Women with ADHD are definitely not coming in begging for an ADHD diagnosis.
0:04.4	She wants answers.
0:05.8	She wants validation of how she's feeling and why she's feeling that way.
0:09.3	That's very, very different to wanting a diagnosis of ADHD.
0:12.7	Dr. Helen Wall has over 25 years experience in improving the lives of women with ADHD.
0:17.4	As an ADHD specialist, she's dedicated to helping women with ADHD who are coping with menopause. With women with ADHD. As an ADHD specialist, she's dedicated to helping women with ADHD who are
0:22.5	coping with menopause. With women with ADHD, there's a high degree of emotional regulation
0:27.8	differences. We don't talk enough about the effect of hormones on our brains, on our chemical
0:33.0	messengers. We talk about our periods, about fertility, reproduction. We need to get into the nitty-gritty of what
0:39.6	this actually does to our brains. Just how bad can you get for ADHD women as they approach
0:44.4	menopause? I can't even get the words out to tell you how bad this can get because
0:49.4	huge announcement just before we start. Tickets to the ADHD chatter podcast live theatre show are selling fast.
0:56.6	I'll be joined on stage by three leading psychiatrists and we'll be unpacking all things ADHD,
1:01.9	how to process a late diagnosis or DHD and of course the dreaded rejection sensitivity dysphoria.
1:08.2	I really hope you can join me for a night full of validation,
1:11.9	laughs and insights, and one that will remind you that you're not broken, just different,
1:16.4	and that you have always been enough. It's on the 19th of May in London. You can find a link
1:20.9	to the tickets in the description. I can't wait to meet you in person.
1:28.8	Helen, welcome.
1:30.8	Hello, thank you for having me.
1:36.2	You've been a doctor for 20 years, and you've recently authored this amazing book,
1:38.3	Menopause and ADHD.
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