ADHD Post-Lockdown diaries: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) and ADHD

22/03/2022

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Episode Synopsis

Author Emma Mahony and Broadcaster Clare Catford explore this little known aspect of ADHD where sufferers are more sensitive than others to criticism, perhaps because, by the age of 12, ADHDers receive up to 20,000 more negative comments about themselves than other children. So what effect does RSD have on friendships, relationships and self-esteem?