My ADHD Journey 

My History

I have ADHD (mine was  unidentified until my children were in their teens); 

and I was born to parents who also had unidentified ADHD).  

As a result, I struggled for most of my life -- at work, at home, and socially.

I was finally diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood.  

First my teenaged children were diagnosed, and shortly after, I was as well.  (This often happens -- a child is identified, and then the psychiatrist or psychologist -- or a parent themselves -- identifies one or both parents as having ADHD or Executive Skills challenges.)  

While I had known there is a genetic component to ADHD, part of the reason our family was so surprised to find out that three of us had ADHD was this: my ADHD doesn't look like my parents' ADHD, nor does it look like my children's ADHD; and my son's ADHD doesn't look like my daughter's -- because ADHD looks different in every single person!!!

Although initially I lamented the fact that I didn't know about my ADHD sooner, what I realize now is  that an earlier diagnosis might not have helped me very much:  I wouldn't have known where to find the tools and skills for making my life better,  because I didn't realize  ADHD coaching even existed.