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As #ADHD is trending, I'd like everyone to know:

🧠 You don't need to be visibly hyperactive to have ADHD (#ADHDinattentive)
🧠 Girls/women have ADHD
(#ADHDwomen)
🧠 Adults have ADHD (#AdultADHD)
🧠 ~80% of adults with ADHD don't know they have it
🧠 There are lots of #ADHDmyths
🧠 You can have #ADHD and do well at school, have a degree, a job, a relationship & a family
🧠 You don't outgrow ADHD
🧠 There's no cure for ADHD
🧠 Undiagnosed/untreated ADHD can have serious consequences
🧠 ADHD meds decrease the risk of drug abuse
🧠 ADHD is highly genetic
🧠 #ADHD is underdiagnosed
🧠 Not all doctors recognise ADHD
🧠 ADHD is often misdiagnosed as e.g. depression, anxiety, bipolar
🧠 Lots of ADHDers have comorbid conditions, e.g. autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, tourettes
🧠 Many undiagnosed ADHDers self-medicate with alcohol/drugs
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#HateToDisappointYouBut ADHD is likely not what you think it is. I'm saying this because most people think #ADHD is just hyperactive, naughty little boys, and it couldn't be more wrong. It affects life in so many ways. If you know people with it, please find out what it's about.
I keep raising #ADHDawareness because there are LOADS of undiagnosed #ADHD adults in the world, living their lives, struggling, wondering why almost everything is so difficult. I've read that about 80% of ADHD adults don't know they have it. It's tragic! I found out at 38 myself.
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I’m not sure what magic caused this to appear in my timeline but it gave me a nudge at a point where I really needed a nudge (or maybe a good hard shove). It also spoke to a core fear: that I’d get there and nobody would believe me. How can this be a problem now at 48?
But of course it wasn’t just now - it’s been at least since university DVD probably before. It was just never noticed because I could gut through things and was basically quiet. The more I read about ADHD, the more things made sense.
So anyway, I went in yesterday. I had bad allergies as a cover story in case I lost my nerve. But they listened to me and now I’m going back next week to see where it goes.
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