<p>Danielle Elliot was considering breaking up with her partner...and then he broke up with her first. Danielle had a “big, out of character” reaction: By 4am that night she was packed and ready to leave. The whole experience left her feeling unsettled. Why had she reacted that way? That sparked a deep dive into rejection sensitivity and ADHD.</p><p>Danielle is a health and science journalist who’s now asking a bigger question: Why are so many women being diagnosed with ADHD — and why now?</p><p>She explores this in Understood.org’s new limited-series podcast,<i> Climbing the Walls</i>. Listen to Danielle’s personal story here — then check out <i>Climbing the Walls</i> on your podcast platform of choice. </p><p><strong>Related resources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://lnk.to/climbingthewallscp!shownotes">Listen to the <i>Climbing the Walls</i> podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-and-coping-with-rejection">ADHD and rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/sorry-i-missed-this/adhd-breakups-impulsive-texts-and-overthinking-regrets">ADHD breakups: Impulsive texts and overthinking regrets, from <i>Sorry, I Missed This</i></a></li></ul><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>(01:26) Danielle’s pandemic diagnosis after a strong reaction to a break up</p><p>(08:26) Danielle’s need to travel</p><p>(12:15) Danielle’s relationship with relationships, and rejection</p><p>(16:02) Hosting Understood.org’s <i>Climbing the Walls</i> podcast</p><p>For a transcript and more resources, <a href="https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-rejection-sensitivity-breakup">visit the <i>ADHD Aha!</i> show page on Understood.org</a>. </p><p>We love hearing from our listeners! Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, or record a message for us <a href="http://speak-to.us/adhdaha">here</a>. </p> <p></p><p>Understood.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at <a href="http://understood.org/give">understood.org/give</a></p>