Tips from an ADHD Coach: ADHD going unnoticed in childhood

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A lot of adults with a late ADHD diagnosis can look back on their childhood and see clear signs that they had ADHD. But, it just didn’t get noticed at the time. It can be painful to think about where we would be if we’d had the diagnosis earlier.

This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye talks about how it can be common for late-diagnosed adults, especially women, to feel overlooked, misunderstood, and somewhat cheated out of the life they could have had. Listen for some tips to help you through this grief.  

Related resources

• How do I emotionally prepare for ADHD diagnosis?
• ADHD in girls
• The 3 types of ADHD

Timestamps

(00:35) Alexis’ quote

(03:06) Why do women so often have their ADHD missed in childhood?

(07:15) What about the people whose siblings were diagnosed in childhood, but they were not?

(10:44) What can we do?

(14:01) Recap

For a transcript and more resources, visit the MissUnderstood page on Understood.

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