This page will list resources pertaining to challenges when facing with emotional changes, sensory fluctuations, things that are harder to put into words especially during the coming and going of menstruation cycles.

Here you will find more information on Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Perimenopause, and Menopause, and what can be done to cope with them.

MENSTRUATION
How to Help Girls With ADHD Manage Periods
​​https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-girls-manage-adhd-and-periods/

My daughter with anxiety issues is worried about getting her period. What can I do?https://childmind.org/ask-an-expert-qa/my-daughter-with-anxiety-issues-is-worried-about-getting-her-period-what-can-i-do/

​If you think your contraception is making you anxious or depressed, you’re not imagining things. Evolutionary psychologist Sarah E. Hill explains what happens to your brain on birth control.
https://ideas.ted.com/how-the-birth-control-pill-affects-your-mood/

PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS)


PMS and PPD - adaa.org
https://adaa.org/find-help-for/women/pms-pmdd

​Women, Hormones, and ADHD - additudemag.com
​https://www.additudemag.com/women-hormones-and-adhd/ 

Hormonal Fluctuations and Women with Autism: A Call for Increased Awareness and Assessment
https://autismspectrumnews.org/hormonal-fluctuations-and-women-with-autism-a-call-for-increased-awareness-and-assessment/ 




Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a much more severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It may affect women of childbearing age. It’s a severe and chronic medical condition that needs attention and treatment. Lifestyle changes and sometimes medicines can help manage symptoms. - Hopkins Medicine
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) - Hopkins Medicine 
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd

Treating premenstrual dysphoric disorder 
https://www.health.harvard.edu/womens-health/treating-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder

When PMS symptoms are seriously impairing - Rae Jacobson - Child Mind Institute
https://childmind.org/article/what-is-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder-pmdd/


​“For the first time, we now have cellular evidence of abnormal signaling in cells derived from women with PMDD, and a plausible biological cause for their abnormal behavioral sensitivity to estrogen and progesterone,” - https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/sex-hormone-sensitive-gene-complex-linked-premenstrual-mood-disorder
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The Etiology of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: 5 Interwoven Pieces 
https://womensmentalhealth.org/posts/etiology-premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder/ 

Treatment Options
​https://iapmd.org/treatment-options

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​Women sharing experiences

11 Women With PMDD Share What It's Really Like
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19972132/premenstrual-dysphoric-disorder/  

PMDD: It's Like PMS, Except Much Worse Than Most Women Can Ever Fathom
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/What-Does-PMDD-Feel-Like-43672219  

​PMDD and Autism: Sensory Overload by Laura Mullen
https://www.seeherthrive.com/blog/2018/10/1/pmdd-and-autism-sensory-overload


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Join Clinical Instructor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School and Gia Allemand Foundation's Clinical Advisory Board Chair, Andrea Chisholm MD, during Hysterectomy Awareness Month to talk and learn about Total Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy for treatment-resistant PMDD. This session part four of our free ten part series on life with PMDD: giaallemandfoundation.org/events/

Perimenopause

Perimenopause Problems:
​How Changing Hormones Exacerbate ADHD Symptoms
www.additudemag.com/add-and-menopause-how-hormones-affect-adhd-symptoms/

10 Reasons for Perimenopausal Mood Swings 
Why life can be a rollercoaster during menopause.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/sg/blog/women-autism-spectrum-disorder/202005/10-reasons-perimenopausal-mood-swings

Is it ADHD or Menopause?
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-women-menopause-symptoms/

First-ever guidelines for detecting, treating perimenopausal depression
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180905083913.htm

‘When my autism broke’: A qualitative study spotlighting autistic voices on menopause
http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33326/7/1362361319901184.pdf

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​Women sharing experiences

AUTISM AND MENOPAUSE: MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
https://musingsofanaspie.com/2013/09/13/autism-and-menopause-more-questions-than-answers/

Autism, ageing and women: not invisible, just ignored
https://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autism-ageing-and-women-not-invisible-just-ignored

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