Hormones VS ADHD

How do hormone levels change in adolescent girls throughout their reproductive cycle and how might this affect their symptoms or behaviors of ADHD

1. Get your hypothesis

2. get basis research on ADHD ( symptoms, signs, types)

3. get research on ADHD hormones

4. get PMS research

5. do you monthly cycle research ( hormones)

6. talk to a professional

Research of ADHD

ADHD Symptoms and signs

1. Number one in the ADHD symptoms and signs list is daydreaming daydreaming can happen with ADHD.

2. Number two can be forgetting or easily losing items

3. number three can be fidgeting ( a tip for this one is have fidgets with you)

4. number four can be talking a lot. this one can also affect number five

5. number five can be having trouble taking turns because you struggle with number four

6. number six can be having trouble with friends or other people

* note: if you have ADHD you might not have all of these symptoms or signs you might have all of them or you might have fewer of them or you might have some that aren't on this list at all*

Types of ADHD

1. Inattentive ADHD

Inattentive ADHD can be:

1. trouble staying focused

2. Getting distracted easily

3. managing time/ tasks

4. for getting routines/ chores

2. Hyperactive - impulsive ADHD

hyperactive - impulsive ADHD can be:

1. Hard time not moving

2. struggles with self control

3. Combined ADHD

Combined ADHD can be:

1. it is pretty much the previous two types of ADHD put together

ADHD Brain parts

1. Frontal cortex

The Frontal cortex is the place in your brain where it controls

• Attention

• Organization

• Executive

2. limbic system

The limbic system is found farther back in the brain. It controls:

• Your Emotions

• your attention

3. Basal Ganglia

• The basal ganglia Controls the interior of your brain. It controls if you decide to move a part of your body and if you had a problem in that area of your brain it could mean that it could Short Circuit and it would mean you would have problems moving your parts of your body.

4. Reticular Activating System

This part of the brain is a major relay system in the brain ( it is like a big train station in your brain) all of the pathways. ( the pathway = The train tracks) The pathways control what enters and leaves your brain. A problem in this area can cause inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity behavior.

Things about PMS

1. Effects on females that get their monthly Cycle

2. 90% of women get PMS

3. PMS stands for PreMenstrual Syndrome

4. 20 year olds - 30 year olds are most likely to get PMS

5. PMS starts three to four days before you get your period

PMS Symptoms/ signs

• Can cause acne

• Can cause mood swings

• and sometimes causing anxiety

PMS Important notes

• PMs can sometimes have an impact on ADHD symptoms

month cycle

Key words to know

1. Uterus

2. Cervix

3. Vagina

4. Pituitary gland

5. Ovaries

6. Reproductive cycle

7. Fallopian tubes

Here is a diagram of most of the keywords

Other notes

• A typical monthly cycle can go from 24 to 38 days

• The term monthly cycle or Reproductive cycle both mean the same thing. they both mean a set of events that happens when your body thinks it's time for you to try and get pregnant

• Most peoples can usually look different

What is your monthly cycle

A part of your monthly cycle is your body shedding a liner of your uterus, the lining is like tissue. your bleeding is 50% lining and the other 50% is blood. It flows through your cervix and leaves your body through your vagina.

interview with specialist

Is PMS worse for people with ADHD

Yes

PMS comes with so many different hormonal changes that it can make people with ADHD struggle a bit more with staying focused or trying to stay still in class.

Does the menstrual cycle hormone change make it easier or harder to deal with stress

Yes

I can make it harder because you are probably not feeling the same and When you don't have your period. Your stress and Anxiety can go up and down, up and down.

when the menstrual cycle happen do people find fidgets helpful at different times in their cycle

Can depend on what people find fidgets helpful for. fidgets are for to help regulate yourself, and keep yourself on task.

How does the test look if it’s like a 20 year old woman or like a 13-year-old girl?

Yes

It can look different for most people because everybody's different so if you're a 20 year old woman the professional won't be asking you if you are good staying focused when the teacher is teaching you math, that would more go with a 13 year old girl but a 20-year-old woman. it would be like are you good staying focused at work when you're in a meeting.

Is there a certain age that it’s easier to diagnose ADHD?

Yes

Two different types of ADHD (well technically there's three but there are two main ones) Inattentive and hyperactive ADHD those are the two main ones.

Between the age of 13 and 16 what age do most people get diagnosed with ADHD

*looked this one up*

13 - 14 it is most likely for ADHD to be found. Going to grade 7 it is different cuz you have the responsibility to do it on your own.

Is it easier to diagnose ADHD if they're younger or older?

Usually easier when they're younger because it won't be like oh this person's jumping off the tables and not sitting still during class and University, but when they're younger it will kind of be a little bit more normal to see that during class. that is like the hyperactive one and then the other one Inattentive is there anywhere it could be older or younger.

Which type of ADHD is most common

Boys: Hyperactivate ADHD

Girls: Inattentive

But the most Woman is hyperactive - inattentive/ combined ADHD

Specialists name: Dr. Trista Keating

Business: Acorn Psychology

Address: 4954 Richard Rd SW

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 866 - 603 - 4870

Website : https://www.acornpsychology.ca/

What does Dr.Keating help with:

• Learning disorders

• Autism

• Giftedness

• Anxiety

• ADHD

• Parenting

• Other Mental Health Struggles

summary of stats used in this project

1. 90% of women get PMS

your bleeding is 50% lining and the other 50% is blood.

Conclusions

So based on the info that I just told you. When you get your monthly cycle it can mean that you struggle with ADHD, and PMS is a part of your monthly cycle. Some of the sources of Error are:

• Not keeping track of time for each item

• Not having a Appointment with a specialist sooner, because I found some of the answers with the research, but it was still good.

Analysis

In your Monthly cycles has lots of hormonal changes that can make it harder for you to deal with ADHD and your ADHD symptoms.

Links

User, Md. (2020, September 8). How does the skin change during the menstrual cycle? https://www.mdacne.com/questions/how-does-the-skin-change-during-the-menstrual-cycle

professional, C. C. medical. (2024, September 9). Menstrual cycle (normal menstruation): Overview & Phases. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/10132-menstrual-cycle

What is ADHD?. Psychiatry.org - What is ADHD? (n.d.). https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/adhd/what-is-adhd#:~:text=Attention%2Ddeficit%2Fhyperactivity%20disorder%20(ADHD)%20is%20one%20of,in%20the%20moment%20without%20thought).

Government of Canada, C. I. of H. R. (2015, January 5). Does PMS exist?. CIHR. https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/48939.html#

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adult-adhd-menstrual-cycle

Specialists name: Dr. Trista Keating

Business: Acorn Psychology

Address: 4954 Richard Rd SW

Email: [email protected]

Phone Number: 866 - 603 - 4870

Link to Business website : https://www.acornpsychology.ca/

What does Dr. Keating help with:

• Learning disorders

• Autism

• Giftedness

• Anxiety

• ADHD

• Parenting

• Other Mental Health Struggles