Climbing the Walls
Join health and science journalist Danielle Elliot in Climbing the Walls, a limited-series investigative podcast, where she shines a light on the surge in ADHD diagnoses among women — including her own deeply personal story.
Hear explanations from mental health experts and candid conversations with the many women who know it all too well as Danielle unravels answers to her most pressing questions: Why so many women? And why now?
Latest episodes
Introducing “Climbing the Walls”
Join host Danielle Elliot, a health and science journalist, as she digs into the recent rise of ADHD diagnoses among women.
April 9, 2025 ·
I didn’t want to have ADHD
A journalist wonders why so many women were diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic.
April 9, 2025 ·
She wrote the book on women, shame, and ADHD
The pioneers of research on ADHD in women come of age.
April 16, 2025 ·
How social media changed ADHD forever
What happens when TikTok thinks you have ADHD?
May 7, 2025 ·
Are hormones the final frontier for women with ADHD?
Newly diagnosed with ADHD, many women report hormonal fluctuations affect their symptoms.
Host
Danielle Elliot
is a documentarian and writer. She is the host of the Understood podcast series “Climbing the Walls.”