when she read about a woman s experience on social media. she s finding it hard to focus at work, she works in a different way to everyone else. she has so many ideas but finds it hard to follow through with them. i was, like, hold on a second! she had to persuade her gp to refer her to a psychiatrist. when i got my diagnosis, i think i started crying. i felt really relieved and i felt happy, at the same time, because i thought to myself, so all this time, all this time , like, it wasn t me. because i thought to myself, so all this time, all this time , like, it wasn t me. experts say improving adhd diagnosis in women is vital, as the longer they go untreated, the poorer their outcomes could be. women who hide their symptoms well can also be misdiagnosed or simply missed. you learn to suppress who you are, so that you can look like a normal person. and then i had a baby and, suddenly, that extra pressure, the sleep deprivation, all the wheels fell off and when he was three year
she has so many ideas but finds it hard to follow through with them. i was, like, hold on a second! she had to persuade her gp to refer her to a psychiatrist. when i got my diagnosis, i think i started crying. i felt really relieved and i felt happy, at the same time, because i thought to myself, so all this time, all this time , like, it wasn t me. experts say improving adhd diagnosis in women is vital, as the longer they go untreated, the poorer their outcomes could be. women who hide their symptoms well can also be misdiagnosed or simply missed. you learn to suppress who you are, so that you can look like a normal person. and then i had a baby and, suddenly, that extra pressure, the sleep deprivation, all the wheels fell off and when he was three years old, i had a nervous breakdown. hester and her husband have both been diagnosed with adhd but they say while his journey took months, hers took years of doctors not listening. he was taken seriously. he wasn t doubted. at no poin