um what ADHD

👋🏼 Hi @Eden1919 Yep. I was diagnosed with ADHD in my late 30s. My daughters were diagnosed in their late 20s.

My son was diagnosed in his late 30s.

We all have anxiety and dyslexia as a bonus.

You can’t beat genetics 🧬

@Jynx is incredibly good to talk to about this.

You’re going to be ok. Spectrum peoples we are awesome ☺️

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Hey @unreal just a lil tip, if you want other members to be notified that you've responded, you can tag them - use the @ symbol and a drop down will appear, and you can choose their name. If their name isn't there, you can type it out and it should then appear for you to select, then it will show up in blue, like this: @Eden1919

@Glisten Thanks for the tag hun!!

@Eden1919 late ADHD bloomer checking in!! I was diagnosed at 27, and it certainly came as a shock. It was a pretty hefty process of going back over my life and realising all these ways that ADHD had been impacting and shaping my life without me even knowing.

So first off - it's okay to be really overwhelmed by this!! Especially when you've also got all these other diagnoses that you're managing.

It is entirely possible you were better at masking - it's also possible that you just have a different neurotype to your mum n sister. A 'neurotype' just describes the particular way a persons brain works - and thing is, no two people's ADHD is gonna look the same. Some folks have a lot more struggles with memory than others, some might have more hyperactivity and some might have more inattentiveness. None of it means that anyone is more or less valid in their experiences than anyone else.

Whatever does happen, take it step by step. The good news is that the meds for ADHD do work wonders, and often with self-understanding also comes the ability to better care for ourselves too, cos we get better at identifying our needs.

We will be here for you along the way! Come hang out on the ADHD thread if you like, feel free to ask any questions or seek out some shared experiences - it all helps!

thanks, @Jynx

haha it'll getcha like that ay @unreal teehee! You're so welcome 😉

thanks everyone i will discuss it more with my psychologist next time and will keep looking into it but yeah it is a lot to process.