I was diagnosed after the lightbulb went off when my daughter was diagnosed. As an oldest daughter, I HAD to make elaborate systems to make life work, but I always wondered if I was dumb as hell since everything that’s so easy for others has always been so hard for me and just keeps getting harder
For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.