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Founder @TheADHDCo. Social enterprise supporting adults with #ADHD through online learning, therapy, accountability, group coaching and peer support.
Jul 21, 2023 10 tweets 4 min read
ADHD, food, and eating 🧵

CW: eating disorders

#ADHD Image Those of us with ADHD can struggle with many different aspects of food and eating, including:

Disordered eating
Meal prep and planning
Sensory sensitivities
Lack of impulse control
Self-medicating through food
Inattention
Using food as stimulation
Forgetting to eat Image
Mar 8, 2023 9 tweets 8 min read
Most people have very little idea of the huge and dangerous impacts that #ADHD can have on women and girls.
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#ADHDWomen #IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay2023 #InternationalWomensDay #WomensDay #WomensDay2023 Image It is now clear from diagnoses in later life that #ADHD occurs just as often in women and girls as it does in men and boys.
But women and girls are diagnosed FAR less often, and frequently misdiagnosed 2/9 Image