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EPISODE · Jan 19, 2026 · 54 MIN

Allow Me to Interrupt: The Emotional Truth Behind Women's ADHD

from Meet My Autistic Brain · host The Autistic Woman™

Have you been told you’re “too sensitive?” Do you struggle to complete tasks or projects? Have you given up trying to find out why life seems hard?In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Gilly Kahn reveals why many women with ADHD are stressing themselves to appear normal and how the clinical world’s focus on young boys has left millions of women without answers.We talk about:The "Double Burden" of Success: Why high IQ and degrees often act as a barrier to diagnosis, leaving women to struggle in secret.RSD vs. Reality: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria—not as a personality trait, but as a neurological response to a lifetime of negative feedback.Hormonal Interference: A look at how hormones affect ADHD and ADHD medicationsCreative Survival: Why habits labeled “quirky” might actually be high-level executive function workarounds.Dr. Gilly Kahn’s websiteBook: Allow Me To Interrupt: A Psychologist Reveals the Emotional Truth Behind Women’s ADHD  Dr Gilly Kahn on Instagram Support the showRATED IN THE TOP 0.5% GLOBALLY with more than 1.3 million downloads!If you are an autistic person who has written a book about autism or if you have a guest suggestion email me at [email protected], PayPal, PatreonLinktreeEmail: [email protected]

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Have you been told you’re “too sensitive?” Do you struggle to complete tasks or projects? Have you given up trying to find out why life seems hard? In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Gilly Kahn reveals why many women with ADHD are stressing themselves to appear normal and how the clinical world’s focus on young boys has left millions of women without answers. We talk about: The "Double Burden" of Success: Why high IQ and degrees often act as a barrier to diagnosis, leaving women to st...

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