Even when we do open up about our ADHD, and try to explain the symptoms that have defined us for too long, many people are incredulous. They don’t believe that ADHD exists in adults.

Executive Function Challenges and How to Improve Them

Individuals with ADHD of the inattentive subtype tend to be disorganized, easily pulled off course, forgetful, and inattentive. They tend to be disorganized mentally and physically.

We want to be fixed. Why do you think we hire coaches, if not to be fixed, if not to improve our lives? Why had we continuously asked, “What is wrong with me? Why am I like this? Why can’t I do better?” if we were content with ourselves?

Individuals with ADHD of the inattentive subtype tend to be disorganized, easily pulled off course, forgetful, and inattentive. They tend to be disorganized mentally and physically.

College life can be challenging for anyone, but for those who are neurodivergent, the hurdles of higher education tend to be harder to navigate.

Doctor: Here, fill out this questionnaire, and please have your mom fill out this one.

Me: Okay

When diagnosing a high performing person, the diagnostician should look for evidence that performance lags behind potential.

I wouldn't say my ADHD is a gift or a curse, it just is.

When executive functions fail, people have difficulty with:

“Habits do not restrict freedom. They create it. In fact, the people who don’t have their habits handled are often the ones with the least amount of freedom.

"I'm so impatient!" is how the conversation started. She had thought this way about herself for years, and others reinforced this thinking. But the problem wasn't impatience.

Your brain is a car. Everyone else's cars do exactly what they should. Every so often, other people have trouble with their cars, but their cars get fixed and continue to operate as they should. Their cars get places on time and never cause their owners' significant stress.

Here is a hint: it starts with M, is a 4 syllable word and research shows it is the most effective treatment for ADHD….medication. Not convinced? Read these comments on Reddit from people who take medication for their ADHD.

I felt immense relief after being diagnosed with ADHD. It was great to finally know why I was struggling with my daily activities. It wasn’t laziness, it wasn’t a lack of intelligence, and it wasn’t “just a quirk.”

Having to explain what ADHD is like to those who’ve known me for most of my life has probably been one of the most challenging parts of my late ADHD diagnosis.

It was one thing to struggle for over 20 years. But it was another to revisit the past. All the decisions I made just to get by — like placing my goals and plans on hold simply because “things just weren’t working out this time.”

I haven’t always felt comfortable disclosing my ADHD — especially in the workplace. I’d have a lot of anxiety about being vulnerable and honest with people who in the end may not even understand my challenges. So instead of sharing, I’d mask my ADHD and try my best to hide my challenges.

In Latin culture, learning differences are rarely talked about. They’re silenced and ignored out of fear that admitting these issues makes one seem “weak.” And in my household, my parents were no different.

For a long time, my mother didn’t want me to meet with a psychiatrist to find out why I was anxious all the time.