Female Hormones and ADHD

Truly insightful and timely, this book puts female hormones directly on the map in ADHD with a dedicated focus on girls and women right across the reproductive lifespan and beyond, with poignant fictional accounts that really bring the book alive. – Julie Gamble-Turner * Professor and JKP Author *This is the book we’ve been waiting for. At last, women and girls with ADHD are seen, heard, and deeply understood. In this powerful and compassionate guide, Lotta Bork Skogland shines a spotlight on the female ADHD experience across the lifespan. It’s a must-read for every woman with ADHD-and every provider who wants to truly support her. – Kathleen Nadeau PhD * Clinical Psychologist and Author *A much-needed guide to ADHD and female hormones. Insightful, practical, and empowering, it offers understanding, self-care strategies, and important guidance around medication. Essential reading for women and their support networks. – Dr Jo Steer * ADHD and Autism Specialist and Author of ‘Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women’ *Kind, gentle, empowering - the book stands to be an ADHD girl’s, then an ADHD woman’s, best friend, advocate and cheerleader. So much guidance and information is packed into these pages, and the book does an amazing job of staying relevant to girls and women throughout their lives. – Dr Rachel Moseley * Principal Academic in Psychology, Bournemouth University; author of ‘Autistic Menopause: A Guide to the Menopausal Transition for Autistic People and Those Supporting Them’ *

Lotta Borg Skoglund is a certified specialist in family practice and psychiatry/addiction and the medical director of SMART Psychiatry, specializing in treatment and assessment of neurodevelopmental disorders. Lotta is a frequent guest on Swedish TV, radio shows and an active advocate for patient autonomy in social media and the press, and an internationally recognized ADHD expert.

Helena Kopp Kallner is senior consultant at the Department of Obstetrics and Gyneology at Danderyds Hospital and senior lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Sweden. Her research focuses on sexual and reproductive health and safe contraceptive methods to prevent sexual transmitted diseases, abortion, and unplanned/unwanted births. She is president of the family planning working and reference group of the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and former president of the European Society for Contraception and Reproductive Health. She is also a current member of the Committee on Contraception at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and has a media profile advocating for equal standard of care, gender informed policy making, women’s health and women’s rights.