Personal Stories

The Girl who slipped through the Net ~ Part I

by Anonymous, submitted 13 May 2021 Where do I start? Knowing today, what I didn’t know before, by learning how girls and women are affected differently by ADHD, and how many others just like me haven fallen through the net. Yes, I was one of those girls who went through childhood, and adolescence, and adult life without knowing or being recognized by those around with… 

I could NOT….

By Anonymous, submitted 20 May 2021 I have a month to do it. There’s this thing I have to do -what is it?Write an essay?  Tell a story? I can’t quite remember what it is,  exactly  but it’s important,  and it’s due in about:  Over three weeks – I have time to get it all done.  That leaves me lots of time to:Move large objects from Place a. To Place b.(subject to change… 

My hyperactive son & me with undiagnosed ADHD in UK!

By Anonymous, submitted 27 April 2021, United Kingdom My ADHD journey started around 2 years ago when my son, now 6 started school.  Since he was a toddler I had joked (really half joking, half serious) that he might have ADHD and he was noticably more active than other children when I took him to numerous groups and activities.  Once he started Nursery more often… 

It’s my hope that women in my place in the future are tested for ADHD

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,…