Late diagnosis female

[Allysmum]

Hi all . I have recently been diagnosed early 60s! So much to take in and make sense of

[djmizzo11]

Yup. Now things are going to make sense. I was diagnosed at 41. Life changer.

[STEM_Dad]

Welcome to the forum and the community Allysmum !

Yeah, a lot of us here got a later diagnosis. I got mine 3 years ago at 45 years old.

My feeling when I got my official ADHD diagnosis was "now my whole life makes sense!"

[mamaliga1]

Hey there. i am 62 and just beginning my journey. I expect I will have a rather tough time finding a psychiatrist to diagnose me.

[Allysmum in reply to mamaliga1]

Yes I'm in NZ it's pretty impossible here unless you have insurance. Good luck. It was worth it for me. I hope you have a good GP. X

[4sure]

Late 40s here, now mid 60s. After seeing a psych for several years for depression, I said to him, you know I think I may have ADHD. I check all the boxes on both types. He looked a bit startled and said, Oh, I think you may be right! I left the country for a couple of years and on my return I looked him up...he advertised himself as an expert on ADHD! Ya, it's true. I didn't go back to him though.

[Allysmum in reply to 4sure]

Very similar story . After years of being on ADs l was just getting worse and doing lots of research suggested to my DR perhaps an assessment for ADHD which came back positive. Now my life is changing for the better. Have been off ADs for 9 months now

[Knitting20projects]

Diagnosed at 50. Was never in trouble at school for misbehaving and was an excellent student.

[SoTiredADHD]

I’m 53 and FINALLY diagnosed. Lots of things make more sense now. Have hope, lots of help out there. If you’re not working with a therapist I would recommend. They help so much make sense and how to deal with the struggles