🧵1/2 📣 We’re pleased to share that our lab lead @agnewblais.bsky.social has been awarded the @qmul.bsky.social Impact Fund Exploratory award for a new project focused on improving care for women with ADHD.

🧠 🌸 New study: Broughton et al from Queen Mary University of London: ‘Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study’: short-url.org/1hzHW A thread summarising the study ⬇️

Check out this new Mental Elf blog on a recent paper by our postdoc Thomas Broughton, exploring ADHD and PMDD risk 👉 Original paper: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study

Due to historical under-recognition of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among girls and women, little is known about female-specific factors that may affect individuals with ADHD, inclu...

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The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🚨 New research alert! Women with ADHD are up to 4x more likely to experience severe premenstrual mood symptoms (PMDD) — especially if they also live with depression or anxiety. 🌀 🧵 THREAD #ADHD #PMDD #WomensHealth #MentalHealth

Thank you @drjengunter.bsky.social for highlighting this important topic on your always interesting and very informative Substack!

Dr. Jen Gunter@drjengunter.bsky.social · last yr.

Ever feel like your brain just stopped cooperating during perimenopause? For many women, that’s not just brain fog—it might be undiagnosed ADHD colliding with hormonal shifts. We're finally starting to connect the dots. It's about time. 🧠✨ vajenda.substack.com/p/adhd-and-m...

Our lab lead Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais spoke at the British Menopause Society Annual Conference last week on the links between ADHD and menopause. It was great to hear clinicians in the room share their experiences supporting women through this often-overlooked transition 🙌 #ADHD #Menopause #bmsconf25

I really enjoyed being part of the Neurodivergence and Menopause panel at the annual meeting of the #BritishMenopauseSociety today, with Rebecca Charlton (@goldage.bsky.social) and Jess Agnew-Blais (@adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social). Lots of interesting Qs for us to ponder for our next steps!

📙 We had our bimonthly ADHD Research Group & Journal Club yesterday. @amandinesenequier.bsky.social presented her first PhD project on ADHD symptoms and physical activity in a UK birth cohort. @annaredly.bsky.social led Journal Club on stimulant use in menstruating women with ADHD. Thank you both!

Our team attended the 10th World Congress on ADHD in Prague last week — a brilliant few days of learning, sharing, and connecting with researchers from around the world. We’re especially proud of Tom and Amandine, who presented their posters and represented the lab so well — amazing work! 🧠✨

Interested in a #postdoc in London investigating hormones and women w/ ADHD? @adhdlifecourselab.bsky.social Happy to supervise Marie Curie postdocs ✅ eligibility marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post... Open to any nationality (📢 to fellow 🇺🇸 looking abroad but open to all!)

👋 Hi Bluesky! We’re the ADHD Lifecourse Lab, a research team at @QMUL led by Dr @agnewblais.bsky.social. We study how ADHD unfolds across the lifespan, with a particular focus on women and girls. Follow us for study updates, publications, and research highlights.
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Had a great time at the Hidden in Plain Sight conference in Nottingham last week, organised by Dr Blandine French, Michelle Beckett & Dr Jessica Agnew-Blais. Powerful day of clinical, research and lived-experience perspectives on ADHD in women&girls. Hoping it marks the start of an annual tradition🙌

The ART team really enjoyed the "Hidden in Plain Sight" conference on #ADHD in girls and women at the University of Nottingham yesterday! So many interesting and important insights from clinicians, researchers and women with lived experience.

1/7 🌼 Welcome to Our Third ADHD Lifecourse Lab Newsletter, and our first post on bluesky! As we head into spring, we’re excited to share what the team’s been up to over the past few months— from talks and workshops to journal clubs and upcoming conferences. Catch up on all the latest below 👇