By Anonymous, submitted 22 April 2021 I was diagnosed in April of this year. I am 25 years old. I went through school, a bachelor’s and now my master’s without ever knowing I had ADHD. I suspected it, and brought it up with family, counsellors and teachers, but it was always dismissed. I wasn’t failing classes, I wasn’t disruptive and I could hand in assignments…
By Clair Simpson, submitted 22 April 2021 Serendipity has long been in my list of top 5 favourite words, it is also the reason for my ADHD diagnosis aged 44. When thinking back on how it all came about, I have an image in my head of light bulb moments happening in adults around the country, which in domino style resulted in other adults finally…
by Anna Grant My story is that I was diagnosed with Dyslexia as a child. Despite having a family history of ADHD and the fact that Dyslexia and ADHD can often co-occur all my ADHD traits were put down to the Dyslexia and I was never tested for ADHD. I was smart and anxious to please my teachers. I did very well at school. As I got older,…
by Proudly ADHD, Cathy Rashdian, submitted 5th March 2021 I remember sitting in my physician’s office, arguing with her about me having ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or not. My frequent visits to her office and discussions around my mental wellness seemed to have given her the evidence that I might have undiagnosed ADHD. The combination of being a new mom at 40 and also…
Anonymous, submitted 08 March 2021, I’m not diagnosed with ADHD, as yet, but I think at some point I will go for an official assessment. My own assessment is that I sit somewhere in the crossover of Inattentive ADHD and Autism. I’ve always struggled with some things that other people seemed to find really easy, and until recently I didn’t understand why I couldn’t do…
by literallyausome, 30th October 2020 In late August, I marked my two-year ADHD diagnosis anniversary. The passage of time, coupled with a global pandemic, has not allowed a lot of time for further reflection upon the diagnosis itself; however, remote-learning & having to revisit concepts that were long forgotten or never understood & try to explain them to my kids was a confronting reminder of…
