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Did you know that women with ADHD consume explicit fiction at dramatically higher rates than neurotypical women — and there’s a neurological reason?
Dr. Erika Miley is a licensed mental health counselor, certified sex therapist, and author of the only dissertation published on ADHD and women’s sexuality. After surveying over 2,000 participants, one thing kept surfacing: smut. Romantasy, explicit romance, audio erotica — all of it.
In this episode, she explains why the ADHD brain is uniquely drawn to literary erotica, how smut raises the arousal threshold enough to sustain focus, and why neurodivergent women are using it for everything from processing emotional vulnerability to getting through household chores.
Find Dr. Miley at erikamiley.com.
For more on this topic
Watch: ADHD and sex youtube.com/watch?v=fnV2DMwfY3E&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP&index=6
Watch: Too much or not enough: ADHD sensory challenges and sex youtube.com/watch?v=w7ayDcHnt-0&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP&index=26
For a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. understood.org/en/podcasts/sorry-i-missed-this/neurodivergence-romantasy-smut
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Did you know that women with ADHD consume explicit fiction at dramatically higher rates than neurotypical women — and there’s a neurological reason?
Dr. Erika Miley is a licensed mental health counselor, certified sex therapist, and author of the only dissertation published on ADHD and women’s sexuality. After surveying over 2,000 participants, one thing kept surfacing: smut. Romantasy, explicit romance, audio erotica — all of it.
In this episode, she explains why the ADHD brain is uniquely drawn to literary erotica, how smut raises the arousal threshold enough to sustain focus, and why neurodivergent women are using it for everything from processing emotional vulnerability to getting through household chores.
Find Dr. Miley at erikamiley.com.
For more on this topic
Watch: ADHD and sex youtube.com/watch?v=fnV2DMwfY3E&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP&index=6
Watch: Too much or not enough: ADHD sensory challenges and sex youtube.com/watch?v=w7ayDcHnt-0&list=PL0Kjy0JtEbaQG26_d4num4Bh_VGY6b_RP&index=26
For a transcript and more resources, visit Sorry, I Missed This on Understood.org. understood.org/en/podcasts/sorry-i-missed-this/neurodivergence-romantasy-smut
You can also email us at sorryimissedthis@understood.org.
Questions about learning and thinking differences? Get answers and expert-vetted resources by asking the AI-powered Understood Assistant:
understood.org/en/assistant?utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=assistant-agn-prod&utm_content=video
Understood 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 understood.org/en/donate?sc=SIMT0725YTO&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=fundraising-agn-vid-sorryimissedthis&utm_content=video
For more resources, support, and excellent memes, subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on:
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ADD HASHTAGS IN UpperCamelCase [3-5]
#ADHD #Neurodivergent #MentalHealthTikTok #AuDHD #SorryIMissedThis
