Living Longer with ADHD: Tips for Health, Focus & Balance with Sharon Saline, Psy.D.  — 2025

Women end up bearing a lot of the weight for their households. In addition to working outside of the home, they are the public face of their families and the organizers of family life. The stress with all of these roles can be overwhelming and, a recent study, found that it may be life-threatening. Researchers Elizabeth Nions and her colleagues at Cambridge University found a reduction in life expectancy in adults with ADHD, especially women. Their results showed a reduction of 6.78 years for males and 8.64 years for females. In this session, we will discuss how to reduce physical, psychological and emotional stress in the lives of women with ADHD. You will learn the tools to create your Personal Wellness Plan that will can improve your day-to-day life and longevity.

 About Sharon Saline, PSY.D:

Sharon Saline, Psy.D., clinical psychologist and author of the award-winning book, What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life and The ADHD solution card deck specializes in working with children, teens, adults and families living with ADHD, learning disabilities, twice exceptionality and mental health issues. With decades of experience as a clinical psychologist, educator and consultant, she guides people towards a greater understanding about neurodivergence and to live with more productivity and connection. She lectures and facilitates workshops internationally on topics such as ADHD and neurodivergence, executive functioning, the anxiety spectrum, motivation, perfectionism and working with different kinds of learners. Dr. Saline is on the advisory panel, serves as a contributing editor at ADDitudemag.com and hosts their monthly Facebook Live sessions. She also blogs for PsychologyToday.com, appears as a featured expert on MASS Appeal on WWLP-TV and is a part-time lecturer at the Smith School for Social Work. She has been featured in numerous online and print publications including The New York Times, MSN, The Washington Post, The Psychotherapy Networker, Smith College Studies in Social Work, Attention Magazine, ADDitude Magazine and more.