Hey there, it's Debbie. As you know, every now and then, I like to share other podcasts that I think

you would like. So today I'm sharing a recent conversation from a new podcast called Climing the Walls.

This show is a six-part series that investigates why women with ADHD have gone undiagnosed for so

long and how that changed dramatically during the pandemic when the

diagnosis of ADHD in women skyrocketed. The show asks, why women? Why now? And how has underdiagnosis

impacted women's mental health? I had a chance to check out the first two episodes of this

show. I'm about to share the first one with you in a sec, and I really liked it. The show has a blend of reporting, interviews, and personal

experience that makes it a great listen. And as a woman who discovered my own ADHD in recent years,

I really appreciated the conversations and insights. I think you will too. Here it is.

I've never been all that good at listening to instructions. When flight attendants ask passengers to put their phones on airplane mode,

I don't. I usually scroll Instagram until we lose service. That's what I was doing one morning

in February 2024. I was scrolling Instagram when the little red

icon appeared in the top left corner of the app, a new message. I opened it. It was a link to a video.

My thumb was hovering over it as the wheels lifted off the runway. I saw the top half of the

news anchor's head and the logo for Fox News. The screen froze like that. At the time. I saw the top half of the news anchors head and the logo for Fox News. The screen

froze like that. At the time, I was working on a film about affirmative action, so I assumed

that the link had something to do with that. We were in the air for about six hours, and as we landed,

I opened Instagram again. I saw four more messages. Everyone was sending me the same

link. As it loaded, I realized it had nothing to do with affirmative action. Adult women are being

diagnosed with ADHD at a record pace. In just two years, diagnosis rate has nearly doubled.

Ah, yes, ADHD. Attention deficit. In just two years, diagnosis rate has nearly doubled. So what's driving...

Ah, yes, ADHD.

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