https://simplecast.com Climbing the Walls From Understood.org, Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women weren’t diagnosed with ADHD for so long — and how the massive uptick in diagnoses since the pandemic is changing the ways we think about ADHD. en Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:08:32 +0000 https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls Climbing the Walls https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/833a165d-5e3f-4f74-a9ab-ae449f2d94a4/7f603b8b-437f-46ef-939a-ea3957fd036e/3000x3000/ctw-logoat3x.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls serial From Understood.org, Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women weren’t diagnosed with ADHD for so long — and how the massive uptick in diagnoses since the pandemic is changing the ways we think about ADHD. Understood.org false https://feeds.simplecast.com/xXnZeZ8J mentalhealth Understood.org podcast@understood.org 8678f48d-101d-46f3-a7b6-1a099edca7df Behind the scenes of “Climbing the Walls” (from “Hyperfocus”) Hyperfocus is a great podcast to listen to next. It investigates some of the most pressing issues in the ADHD world. 

To get a transcript of this show and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood.org. Follow Hyperfocus wherever you get your podcasts, or click here to listen.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

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]]> Wed, 28 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/hyperfocus/meet-the-reporter-who-threw-herself-into-the-adhd-universe Hyperfocus is a great podcast to listen to next. It investigates some of the most pressing issues in the ADHD world. 

To get a transcript of this show and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood.org. Follow Hyperfocus wherever you get your podcasts, or click here to listen.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

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]]> Behind the scenes of “Climbing the Walls” (from “Hyperfocus”) Understood.org 00:28:28 Telling a story as complex and layered as ADHD in women is no small task. This week, we’re sharing an episode of “Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson,” where Danielle dives even deeper into the topic as a guest on the show. Telling a story as complex and layered as ADHD in women is no small task. This week, we’re sharing an episode of “Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson,” where Danielle dives even deeper into the topic as a guest on the show. false full 8 1 3330971b-5700-440a-90b2-c2a5bc6ca820 Danielle’s story: A breakup, an intense reaction, and ADHD diagnosis (from “ADHD Aha!”) This week, we’re sharing an episode of ADHD Aha!, a show about that pivotal moment when someone realizes they have ADHD. Danielle recently visited the podcast to share more about her own diagnosis story.

If you’re interested in personal stories that bring clarity and connection to the ADHD experience, you won’t want to miss this one. 

To get a transcript of this show and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood.org. Follow ADHD Aha! wherever you get your podcasts, or click here to listen.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-rejection-sensitivity-breakup This week, we’re sharing an episode of ADHD Aha!, a show about that pivotal moment when someone realizes they have ADHD. Danielle recently visited the podcast to share more about her own diagnosis story.

If you’re interested in personal stories that bring clarity and connection to the ADHD experience, you won’t want to miss this one. 

To get a transcript of this show and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood.org. Follow ADHD Aha! wherever you get your podcasts, or click here to listen.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Danielle’s story: A breakup, an intense reaction, and ADHD diagnosis (from “ADHD Aha!”) Understood.org 00:31:04 If you’ve listened to “Climbing the Walls,” you’ve already heard parts of Danielle’s ADHD story—but not the long version… If you’ve listened to “Climbing the Walls,” you’ve already heard parts of Danielle’s ADHD story—but not the long version… adhd, adhd and women, danielle elliot false full 7 1 3c3ac61a-5fe9-4ec4-bdc2-5bb435429ae1 Are hormones the final frontier for women with ADHD? | 6 Women with ADHD are frustrated with a medical community that can’t answer their questions about how hormones impact ADHD. Searching for answers, they turn to online communities for information and support.

Danielle talks to experts about the latest research on ADHD in women, and what the future of treatment could look like.

More on this story:

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 7 May 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/are-hormones-the-final-frontier-for-women-with-adhd Women with ADHD are frustrated with a medical community that can’t answer their questions about how hormones impact ADHD. Searching for answers, they turn to online communities for information and support.

Danielle talks to experts about the latest research on ADHD in women, and what the future of treatment could look like.

More on this story:

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Are hormones the final frontier for women with ADHD? | 6 Understood.org 00:28:55 Women with ADHD are frustrated with a medical community that can’t answer their questions about how hormones impact ADHD. Searching for answers, they turn to online communities for information and support. Danielle talks to experts about the latest research on ADHD in women, and what the future of treatment could look like. Women with ADHD are frustrated with a medical community that can’t answer their questions about how hormones impact ADHD. Searching for answers, they turn to online communities for information and support. Danielle talks to experts about the latest research on ADHD in women, and what the future of treatment could look like. false full 6 1 9ff9f5df-cc55-46ab-b828-f12d8927e05a Stories from ADHD camp | 5 Danielle attends an ADHD camp in Michigan and hears stories from several women about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Many of them have one thing in common. 

More on this story: 

For a transcript and more resources, visit the the show page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/stories-from-adhd-camp Danielle attends an ADHD camp in Michigan and hears stories from several women about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Many of them have one thing in common. 

More on this story: 

For a transcript and more resources, visit the the show page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Stories from ADHD camp | 5 Understood.org 00:37:15 Danielle attends an ADHD camp in Michigan and hears stories from several women about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Many of them have one thing in common. Danielle attends an ADHD camp in Michigan and hears stories from several women about being diagnosed with ADHD later in life. Many of them have one thing in common. false full 5 1 7e5bbc5e-13a6-4de5-8262-8c0c7a105a7a ADHD: From stigma to superpower | 4 ADHD finds itself at the center of mental health discourse, and some see it not as a disorder but as a strength. Danielle investigates the origins of this theory and questions who benefits from the rebranding of ADHD.

More on this story: 

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/adhd-from-stigma-to-superpower ADHD finds itself at the center of mental health discourse, and some see it not as a disorder but as a strength. Danielle investigates the origins of this theory and questions who benefits from the rebranding of ADHD.

More on this story: 

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.org.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> ADHD: From stigma to superpower | 4 Understood.org 00:33:49 ADHD finds itself at the center of mental health discourse, and some see it not as a disorder but as a strength. Danielle investigates the origins of this theory and questions who benefits from the rebranding of ADHD. ADHD finds itself at the center of mental health discourse, and some see it not as a disorder but as a strength. Danielle investigates the origins of this theory and questions who benefits from the rebranding of ADHD. false full 4 1 e2f59d9d-d122-4dd7-b250-51d31f3b3e70 How social media changed ADHD forever | 3 As ADHD content explodes during the Covid pandemic, countless people seek care for the first time, including many Black women. 

But new telehealth rules also open the door for potential misdiagnosis. 

More on this story:

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/how-social-media-changed-adhd-forever As ADHD content explodes during the Covid pandemic, countless people seek care for the first time, including many Black women. 

But new telehealth rules also open the door for potential misdiagnosis. 

More on this story:

For a transcript and more resources, visit the episode page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> How social media changed ADHD forever | 3 Understood.org 00:36:14 As ADHD content explodes during the Covid pandemic, countless people seek care for the first time, including many Black women. mm But new telehealth rules also open the door for potential misdiagnosis.  As ADHD content explodes during the Covid pandemic, countless people seek care for the first time, including many Black women. mm But new telehealth rules also open the door for potential misdiagnosis.  false full 3 1 1895cdd9-c3eb-438c-9d64-1ce1dc3fa024 She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD | 2 Sari Solden was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from?

Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women.

More on this story:

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls episode page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 9 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/she-wrote-the-book-on-women-shame-and-adhd Sari Solden was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from?

Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women.

More on this story:

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls episode page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD | 2 Understood.org 00:35:22 Sari Solden was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from? Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women. Sari Solden was looking for answers. Why was she having memory issues? Why couldn’t she get her life organized? Where did this feeling of deep shame come from? Sari’s books have changed the lives of generations of women with ADHD. Her early research uncovered the truth that the disorder looks different in women. false full 2 1 77fd6274-c294-478a-a343-5414395f1d75 I didn’t want to have ADHD | 1 When Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? And why now? 

This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom.

More on this story:  

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Wed, 9 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/i-didnt-want-to-have-adhd When Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? And why now? 

This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom.

More on this story:  

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the Climbing the Walls page on Understood.

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> I didn’t want to have ADHD | 1 Understood.org 00:29:40 When Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? And why now? This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom. When Danielle Elliot finds herself among the many women diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, she gets curious. Why women? And why now? This question takes her to northern Michigan, to meet a friend’s mom. false full 1 1 0469c078-05b6-4489-a372-830c329cb042 Introducing “Climbing the Walls” From Understood.org, Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were historically underdiagnosed with ADHD — and how the recent surge in diagnoses is reshaping our understanding of ADHD.

Join host Danielle Elliot, a health and science journalist, as she digs into the recent rise of ADHD diagnoses among women. She weaves scientific insights with personal stories — including her own. Through candid conversations with mental health experts and women who’ve been through it, Danielle starts getting answers to some of her big questions around the surge in ADHD diagnoses, like: Why women? And why now?

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Thu, 6 Mar 2025 16:28:19 +0000 podcast@understood.org (Understood.org) https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/climbing-the-walls/introducing-climbing-the-walls From Understood.org, Climbing the Walls is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were historically underdiagnosed with ADHD — and how the recent surge in diagnoses is reshaping our understanding of ADHD.

Join host Danielle Elliot, a health and science journalist, as she digs into the recent rise of ADHD diagnoses among women. She weaves scientific insights with personal stories — including her own. Through candid conversations with mental health experts and women who’ve been through it, Danielle starts getting answers to some of her big questions around the surge in ADHD diagnoses, like: Why women? And why now?

Listen to Everyone Gets a Juice Box, a new podcast from Understood.org where host Jessica Shaw has honest talks with parents raising kids who learn and think differently.

Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give


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]]> Introducing “Climbing the Walls” Understood.org 00:02:03 From Understood.org, “Climbing the Walls” is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were historically underdiagnosed with ADHD — and how the recent surge in diagnoses is reshaping our understanding of ADHD. Join host Danielle Elliot, a health and science journalist, as she digs into the recent rise of ADHD diagnoses among women. She weaves scientific insights with personal stories — including her own. Through candid conversations with mental health experts and women who’ve been through it, Danielle starts getting answers to some of her big questions around the surge in ADHD diagnoses, like: Why women? And why now? From Understood.org, “Climbing the Walls” is an investigative limited-series podcast that explores why women were historically underdiagnosed with ADHD — and how the recent surge in diagnoses is reshaping our understanding of ADHD. Join host Danielle Elliot, a health and science journalist, as she digs into the recent rise of ADHD diagnoses among women. She weaves scientific insights with personal stories — including her own. Through candid conversations with mental health experts and women who’ve been through it, Danielle starts getting answers to some of her big questions around the surge in ADHD diagnoses, like: Why women? And why now? false trailer 1