About this episode

Rae Jacobson and Cate Osborn discuss the intersection of ADHD and femininity, exploring societal pressures and personal experiences.

How does ADHD collide with femininity and gender expression? This has been a big question on Rae’s mind. So recently, she sat down with her friend and colleague Cate Osborn for a chat on her podcast, Sorry I Missed This. We’re sharing that episode with you today. Cate and Rae dig into what it felt like to watch other girls “get it.” The tidiness. The calm. The effortlessness. All things that executive dysfunction made feel out of reach. They talk about the pressure to be nurturing, organized, and endlessly available — and what happens when your brain doesn’t cooperate with any of it. And they look at the research on outcomes for women and girls with ADHD.

People in this episode

Host: Rae Jacobson

Guest: Cate Osborn

Topics covered

• ADHD
• femininity
• gender expression
• executive dysfunction
• women and girls
• mental health

Keywords

• ADHD
• femininity
• executive dysfunction
• mental health
• gender expression
• women
• girls

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Understood.org

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