Tag: adhd-diagnosis
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How to Get Diagnosed With ADHD as an Adult
Maybe you’ve always been forgetful. You lose track of time, start projects you don’t finish, procrastinate until the pressure becomes unbearable, or find yourself wondering why everyday tasks seem to require so much effort. Or maybe you were doing reasonably well until adulthood became more complicated. Work. Bills. Relationships. Parenting. Managing a household. Keeping track…
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ADHD in Women: 12 Signs That Often Go Undiagnosed Until Adulthood
For many women, ADHD doesn’t look like the stereotype. There may have been no bouncing off classroom walls, constant disciplinary problems, or obvious hyperactivity. Instead, ADHD may have looked like daydreaming, procrastination, losing things, staying up all night to finish assignments, or working twice as hard as everyone else just to stay organized. Some women…
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Podcast Episode: ADHD in College: Getting Assessed for Academic Accommodations
Pip: Valerie Holcomb writes about ADHD, and this week she covers two territories where the stakes are genuinely high: getting the institutional support college requires, and understanding why a single critical email can feel like the floor dropping out. Mara: Right — we have college accommodations on one side, and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria on the…
