{"podcast":{"title":"The ADHD Channel for Women (formerly MissUnderstood)","slug":"missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781","podcast_index_feed_id":6934781,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/60WJALk_","website_url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/833a165d-5e3f-4f74-a9ab-ae449f2d94a4/732501cd-9707-4747-b816-8c6549724c33/3000x3000/adhd_channelapplelogo.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Understood.org","episode_count":173,"summary":"From Understood, this is The ADHD Channel for Women (formerly MissUnderstood) — the first-ever podcast channel for women with ADHD. For decades, women with ADHD have been overlooked and undiagnosed. That’s finally beginning to change. But there’s still so far to go. That’s where The ADHD Channel for Women comes in. We’re a channel made by women with ADHD, for women with ADHD. And we’re talking about the things we want to hear. Women with ADHD need (good!) information, smart takes on ADHD topics, and so much more. Hang out with Cate Osborn and guests as they discuss ADHD, relationships, and sex on Sorry, I Missed This. Get answers to ADHD questions you didn’t know you had from Dr. Monica Johnson on ADHD and…. Or join journalist Rae Jacobson on Hyperfocus for deep dives, personal stories, and real talk about neurodivergence.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:18:46.908508+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781"},"episode":{"title":"ADHD, AuDHD, and self-diagnosis: Is it valid? | Sorry, I Missed This","slug":"adhd-audhd-and-self-diagnosis-is-it-valid-sorry-i-missed-this","published_at":"2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781/adhd-audhd-and-self-diagnosis-is-it-valid-sorry-i-missed-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781","url":"https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood/sorry-i-missed-this-adhd-autism-self-diagnosis","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/1a7154d3-8c76-4ded-a925-5975fa97f65a/episodes/809cfb8f-bfff-44c5-8838-e21b2e067650/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=1a7154d3-8c76-4ded-a925-5975fa97f65a&awEpisodeId=809cfb8f-bfff-44c5-8838-e21b2e067650&feed=60WJALk_","summary":"Is ADHD self-diagnosis valid? According to clinical psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer, that’s the wrong question entirely. When access to diagnosis is limited by cost, insurance, stigma, and identity — and when the people who self-diagnose show higher rates of negative self-image and internalized stigma — the real conversation isn’t about validity. It’s about how we make sure people have access to good information. Cate and Dr. Kilmer dig into what really happens when people research their own neurodivergence. They discuss research analyzing 452,000 Reddit posts that found self-diagnosed individuals seek more social validation. But they benefit less from it. They cover what actually happens in a clinical ADHD assessment and how comorbidities like anxiety, depression, and OCD complicate the picture. And they discuss why the question “Is self-diagnosis valid?” misses the point when getting a formal diagnosis is a privilege that many can’t access.","meta_description":"Is ADHD self-diagnosis valid? According to clinical psychologist Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer, that’s the wrong question entirely. When access to diagnosis is lim…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781/episodes/adhd-audhd-and-self-diagnosis-is-it-valid-sorry-i-missed-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/missunderstood-the-adhd-in-women-channel-6934781/adhd-audhd-and-self-diagnosis-is-it-valid-sorry-i-missed-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}