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Midlife Relationships for Women with ADHD: Menopause Stress, and Communication Breakdowns
Midlife can turn small miscommunications into big blowups. This guide on adhd relationships women navigate connects ADHD/AuDHD patterns, menopause stress, and nervous-system overload, then offers practical scripts and repair tools that reduce shame and build teamwork.

Kiesa Kelly
5 hours ago7 min read


ADHD at Work for Women in Perimenopause: Memory Slips, Overwhelm, and What Helps
ADHD at work - women in perimenopause often notice it first on the job: memory slips, overwhelm, and a sudden drop in executive function. This guide explains the ADHD–perimenopause overlap and shares realistic, no-hustle supports, communication tweaks, and accommodation ideas.

Kiesa Kelly
6 hours ago7 min read


What an Adult ADHD Assessment Should Include (and What Quick Online Tests Miss)
A quality adult adhd assessment is more than a symptom checklist. This guide explains what a thorough evaluation should include, why quick online tests can mislead, and what to ask before booking (especially for telehealth in Tennessee).

Ryan Burns
1 day ago7 min read


ADHD vs Menopause Brain Fog: A Differential Checklist for Midlife Women
ADHD vs menopause brain fog can feel identical in midlife. Use this differential checklist to spot timeline clues, hormone-linked patterns, and common look-alikes, so you can choose a next step without self-blame.

Kiesa Kelly
1 day ago7 min read


Niche vs “Generalist”: How to Choose a Therapy Niche That Builds Momentum
Choosing between niche and generalist work can feel risky. This guide on how to choose a therapy niche shows when specialization builds momentum, when generalist work is strategic, and how to position your practice so the right-fit clients and referrers can find you.

Ryan Burns
3 days ago6 min read


Hormones and ADHD in Women: PMDD History, Perimenopause, and Diagnostic Clarity
Hormones and ADHD in women can create predictable “windows” when attention, follow-through, and emotional regulation feel harder. A history of PMDD and the menopause transition can add useful context in a thorough ADHD evaluation, without oversimplifying the picture.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 198 min read


Hormones and ADHD in Women: PMDD History, Perimenopause, and Diagnostic Clarity
Hormones and ADHD in women can create predictable “windows” when attention, follow-through, and emotional regulation feel harder. A history of PMDD and the menopause transition can add useful context in a thorough ADHD evaluation, without oversimplifying the picture.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 198 min read


New Attention Problems Perimenopause: When to Consider ADHD Testing
New attention problems perimenopause can feel scary: brain fog, time blindness, overwhelm. This guide helps you compare menopause-related cognitive changes with adult ADHD, understand screening vs full assessment, and decide when ADHD testing could give clarity.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 188 min read


ADHD vs anxiety women in perimenopause: How a good assessment sorts out what’s driving what
Perimenopause can turn focus, sleep, and emotions upside down. If you're stuck in the ADHD vs anxiety women question, a good assessment can map what came first, what worsened, and what supports will help—whether the answer is ADHD, anxiety, both, or neither.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 188 min read


Is It ADHD or Perimenopause? How Clinicians Tell the Difference
Is it ADHD or perimenopause? In midlife, brain fog and executive dysfunction can come from hormone shifts, lifelong ADHD patterns, or both. Here’s how clinicians tell the difference - and what to do next.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 178 min read


How to Get Diagnosed With ADHD as a Woman: What to Expect From the Process
If you’re searching for how to get diagnosed with ADHD as a woman, this guide walks you through each step: choosing the right assessment, finding a clinician who understands masking, what happens in intake and testing, and what to do with results in Tennessee or via telehealth.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 38 min read


ADHD in Women: Separating Fact From Fiction
ADHD in women is often missed or mislabeled. This myth-busting guide explains what high-masking can look like, why anxiety and ADHD overlap, and what real testing involves, with next steps for Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 39 min read


ADHD Testing for Women: What a Quality Evaluation Includes
ADHD testing for women should be more than a quick quiz. Here’s what a quality evaluation includes (history, impairment, standardized measures, and differential diagnosis), plus how telehealth ADHD testing works in Tennessee.

Kiesa Kelly
Jan 29 min read


Private ADHD Testing: How It Works, What You Get, and Questions to Ask Before You Book
Private ADHD testing can feel like the fastest path to answers, but quality matters. Here’s what a thorough private adhd testing process includes, what you should receive, and what to ask before you book.

Ryan Burns
Dec 24, 20259 min read


Executive Dysfunction vs Demand Avoidance: How Evaluations Tell Them Apart
Executive dysfunction vs demand avoidance both can sound like “they won’t,” but the mechanism matters. Learn how evaluations tell ADHD-style executive overload from a nervous-system threat response to demands—and what supports fit each pattern.

Kiesa Kelly
Dec 17, 20257 min read
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