Helena Kobayashi-Wood
@hkobayashiwood.bsky.social
Psychologist. Working in mental health field with CYP. Co-author of “Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis” (Holden and Kobayashi-Wood, 2025).
Reposted by Helena Kobayashi-Wood
The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women:
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
#psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#psychiatry #ADHD #diagnosis #woman #neuro #LivedExperience 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The “overdiagnosed ADHD” debate continues… but here’s what late diagnosis looks like for many women:
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
❌ Years of criticism
❌ No support = low self-esteem, guilt and shame
✅ Diagnosis = clarity, healing and feeling like life is more worth living
This matters. So does the research
#AuDHD
Thank you to Max for inviting and hosting us on the podcast! Most importantly, thank you to our research participants for their time and raw honestly which made our paper possible.
#adhd #adhduk #adhdresearch #adhdinwomen
#adhd #adhduk #adhdresearch #adhdinwomen
New podcast episode! I talk to @hkobayashiwood.bsky.social and @chimpanzeve.bsky.social about their new paper on late diagnosis of women with ADHD.
They were so brilliant, passionate and absolutely floored me at the end of the episode. Its a good one!
zencastr.com/z/Jr_wK-NO
They were so brilliant, passionate and absolutely floored me at the end of the episode. Its a good one!
zencastr.com/z/Jr_wK-NO
Episode 31 Late Diagnosis of women with Eve Holden and Helena Kobayashi-Wood by @ADHDUK
Max is joined by a brilliant double-act, Eve and Helena, who have explored the experience of late-diagnosed women, both from the inside and outside!
The paper is here. [https://www.nature.com/article...
zencastr.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Thank you to Max for inviting and hosting us on the podcast! Most importantly, thank you to our research participants for their time and raw honestly which made our paper possible.
#adhd #adhduk #adhdresearch #adhdinwomen
#adhd #adhduk #adhdresearch #adhdinwomen
Reposted by Helena Kobayashi-Wood
Since writing our paper I've seen multiple interviews w/ clinicians who mention similar themes - exemplified by this blog
The results may not be a surprise to many in the community but we are proud to have it out there in a peer reviewed journal - 🤞 it means such voices can be taken more seriously
The results may not be a surprise to many in the community but we are proud to have it out there in a peer reviewed journal - 🤞 it means such voices can be taken more seriously
🧠 ADHS bei Frauen:
Wenn die Diagnose Jahrzehnte zu spät kommt – und was du tun kannst Viele von uns in der ADHSSpektrum-Community kennen es: Der Verdacht auf ADHS steht schon lange im…
steady.page
July 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Since writing our paper I've seen multiple interviews w/ clinicians who mention similar themes - exemplified by this blog
The results may not be a surprise to many in the community but we are proud to have it out there in a peer reviewed journal - 🤞 it means such voices can be taken more seriously
The results may not be a surprise to many in the community but we are proud to have it out there in a peer reviewed journal - 🤞 it means such voices can be taken more seriously
Reposted by Helena Kobayashi-Wood
Amazing and really important work from our ex-colleague Eve and our graduate Helena @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
🚨New paper alert!!!🚨
"Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis"
Unbelievably proud of this work w Helena Kobayashi-Wood which is an extension of her *undergraduate* @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social dissertation project
open access here: rdcu.be/eukfd
"Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis"
Unbelievably proud of this work w Helena Kobayashi-Wood which is an extension of her *undergraduate* @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social dissertation project
open access here: rdcu.be/eukfd
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
Scientific Reports - Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
rdcu.be
July 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Amazing and really important work from our ex-colleague Eve and our graduate Helena @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Our paper has been published!
🚨New paper alert!!!🚨
"Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis"
Unbelievably proud of this work w Helena Kobayashi-Wood which is an extension of her *undergraduate* @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social dissertation project
open access here: rdcu.be/eukfd
"Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis"
Unbelievably proud of this work w Helena Kobayashi-Wood which is an extension of her *undergraduate* @standrewspsyneuro.bsky.social dissertation project
open access here: rdcu.be/eukfd
Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
Scientific Reports - Adverse experiences of women with undiagnosed ADHD and the invaluable role of diagnosis
rdcu.be
July 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our paper has been published!