From a young age, I suspected I might have ADHD. When I initially voiced my concerns, they were dismissed, despite my academic underperformance. In college, my inability to focus, even in prayer, led to frustration. Determined to address this, I sought an ADHD diagnosis. One physician briefly assessed me, dismissing my concerns based on good … Read more
ADHD Zig Zag never a straight stitch because on my machine there is no straight stitch and even the zig zag meanders like an erratic road plowed through the wilderness without forethought or direction or any sense of planning if you wonder why I’m always so angry or depressed or exuberant so EXAGGERATED it’s because … Read more
When I was 14, I wrote a journal entry about how I think I have ADHD, but blew it off in the same sentence. Fast forward 10 years, and I’m in graduate school for psychology. Each week in psychopathology, we took turns presenting a paper about a different disorder. My week, I was presenting on … Read more
It has been years now, but even after so much time it feels like I’m still coming to terms with my diagnosis. For most of my life, I put off ADHD I didn’t want to acknowledge it but after finding other people’s stories on social media I realized how much it actually affected me. Everything … Read more
My life was a foggy and fast-forwarded movie. I jumped from project to project, and person to person. I was prescribed depression and anxiety medicines, but never took them. It was chaos at home and boredom/daydreaming at school. Friends, school, chores, and career prospects were hard to manage. Impatience and boredom led me to procrastinating … Read more
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 46. As a child, I remember getting in trouble for talking too much, daydreaming on the soccer field, and writing poems instead of sleeping. As an adult, I let dishes pile up, forgot to pay bills, and was often late. And for a long time, everything was okay. … Read more
As a woman, it can be extremely difficult to get an ADHD diagnosis. There is not much awareness or recognition of ADHD in women. When I thought it ADHD, I wasn’t listened to by anyone. My GP and therapists all told me I had depression. They put me on so much medication which never helped … Read more
I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 50, after having gone through 5 years of difficulty with focus and attention. I went through a period of “grief”, because I had lived so many years in turmoil without knowledge of ADHD or treatment. Now, however, I am moving to a place of hope and … Read more
I’m Lucien and I work at a global software company. At my school teachers deemed my grades acceptable, along with my acceptance to a top 20 University to study chemistry; I wasn’t SEEN as a student with ADHD as it was associated with ‘naughty’ or ‘hyperactive’ students only. Instead I was labelled as lazy, disorganised … Read more
Original written in French and posted below My experience with ADHD is a life story. My name is Myriame Nostrome, a 46 year old single mother with my two daughters Mia and Mikayla who also have ADHD. In addition, I am a licensed practical nurse as well as a teacher for more than ten years. … Read more