Late Diagnosis Grief: The Life You Could Have Had!
I was diagnosed at ten and it’s took me about twenty years to get to know how my ADHD works. People with late diagnosises are only just beginning that journey.
Read moreCategory: Blog Series: The Later Bloomers
A series of in-depth and compelling interviews with people that were diagnosed with ADHD later in life.
Does ADHD get Worse with Age?
Tomorrow is my 36th Birthday; Happy Birthday to me! I don’t say that to brag, but because it actually fits well with the topic of this week’s blog article which is all about how ADHD is affected by the aging process. I would say that my ADHD was at it’s worst in terms of managing behaviour and thinking until I was at least in my […]
Read moreNo More
As the late bloomers of ADHD Series draws to a close, I just want to thank all the women who choose to share their story with myself and all the other people who may be out there struggling with ADHD in later life. It’s not easier to bare your soul, even if it is anonymously; you’re still worried about people’s reactions to what you’ve said, […]
Read moreWhy it’s ok to ‘Drop the Ball’ Sometimes..
First and foremost I owe you all an apology because I’ve not been updating this blog as often as I should over the past two-week period. The reason for this is simply that ‘I dropped the ball’ so to speak; I’ve had such a lot of things going on such as planning meetings, sick children, and redrafting of my third novel. When I started this […]
Read more“My deteriorating mental health during lockdown led to my ADHD diagnosis.”
In our third feature story for ‘The Late Bloomers of ADHD’ series, a woman reveals how working from home during lockdown sent her mental health on a downward spiral. This led her on a journey to get her diagnosis at the age of 47, where she actually had to educate and convince her doctor on some important aspects of ADHD. Here she tells her story…. […]
Read more“My undiagnosed ADHD could have contributed to my Fibromyalgia!”
Our second feature story in ‘The Late Bloomers of ADHD’ Series is about a woman who only got diagnosed with ADHD at age 52 and believes that the years of struggling while being undiagnosed led to burnout which caused her to get fibromyalgia. In this article she explains how when she was in school there was no such thing as ADHD and how a diagnosis […]
Read more‘Committing a Crime Finally Got Me Diagnosed with ADHD!’
Our first feature story in ‘The Late Bloomers of ADHD’ series is about a woman who got arrested at the age of 27 and put on the path to getting diagnosed with ADHD while serving an 18-month supervision order. Here in her own words, she discusses how a drugs treatment worker finally set on the path to seeking a diagnosis…. Back in 2005, I was […]
Read moreThe Forgotten Women
Welcome to my first blog article in my ‘The Late Bloomers of ADHD’ series. A series dedicated to women who have struggled for a long time before being diagnosed with ADHD at a later stage. It’s no secret that woman are usually better at hiding ADHD than men. This stems from women being more adaptable in different situations and therefore can mimic peers or develop […]
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