late diagnosis

“11 Things I’d Tell My Younger Self”

“I’ve been on a journey to drain my seemingly bottomless pool of shame…and what helps me is to speak...

“At age 75, I am now able to silence the negative voices of the past — the teachers who said I didn’t...

Adult ADHD diagnoses rarely happen by accident. Most evaluations are prompted by some tipping point —...

"My sister became a P.E. teacher who has had a fruitful career for 30 years. She took all that...

“I spent so long adhering to whatever ‘the doctor ordered’ that I never truly learned to self...

“College was terrible. I dropped out twice – once running away to a tiny Island in New Zealand, but...

“Since my diagnosis, I’ve given myself permission to focus on what I’m good at, and to ask for help...

ADHD parents tend to have ADHD kids, though many mothers and fathers only recognize their symptoms...

“It’s when these clients finally receive their diagnosis that the real journey begins – and a pattern...

“The funny thing is that, while the label explained practically everything, I hesitated to embrace...

“The telltale ADHD symptoms that had followed me through my life – hyperactivity, distractibility,...

Following my late ADHD diagnosis, I heard echoes, over and over again, of the good witch Glinda from...