TikTok is giving a voice to women living with ADHD. Meet three who are loud and proud. adhd ADHDAwarenessMonth ADHDwomen
The internet is exploding with influencers spreading information about ADHD, especially how it affects women, with podcasts such as LadyHD, youtube series on how to navigate life, and much more. As a woman with ADHD, I can attest that there is very little understanding of how this neurological disorder affects women due to a lack of research on how adult ADHD looks versus childhood and that this plus the integrated sexism within American healthcare causes a lack of proper diagnoses.
Many women, including myself, can recite numerous psychiatric and therapy appointments consisting of being talked over, gaslit, and just blatantly unheard when expressing concern over our suspected disorder, as explained in Julia Hearne's TedTalk Sexism in the World of ADHD. This system of sexism in healthcare leads to women being diagnosed late in life, typically not until their late 30s or early 40s.
Roxanne and her husband, Richard Pink, run the account @adhd_love on Instagram and TikTok where over 260k followers watch humorous and terribly relatable moments of their everyday life with Roxanne’s ADHD. The videos showcase common ADHD traits, from Roxanne having to reread cooking instructions numerous times and having trouble listening to serious conversations, to impulsively starting a new hobby and then dropping it an hour later.
Her representation of ADHD is honest, gentle, and deeply authentic with her comforting tone and ability to find humor in any situation. Her followers have watched her pull out of her shell slowly but surely as she gets more confident; Elyse now openly shares original songs on topics like self-acceptance and leaving toxic people behind, and has featured in commercials to pursue her acting career despite having social anxiety.
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