Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and

coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.

I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.

Hey what's up, this is Kristen Carter and you're listening to the I have

ADHD podcast episode number 121.

I am medicated, I am caffeinated, and I am ready to roll.

Today we're talking about what it's like to be diagnosed later in life and I'm talking in your

50s 60s and 70s. This episode is really important to me because I know that

ADHD is hereditary which means that it's likely been in my family for

generations. However my grandparents and great-grandparents didn't have the

privilege or the luxury of obtaining a diagnosis like I did, and I'm guessing that your grandparents

haven't been diagnosed either. Now think about that. All of the times that they were late or procrastinated or exploded on their

family members. They were likely ashamed and punished and felt like they were just bad

people instead of understanding that they had a neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs their ability

to inhibit those behaviors.

When I imagine, especially my grandmother and my great, you know, they just never were going to reach

their potential or feeling like they could just never get it together compared to their peers

really makes me want to cry. So if you have a parent or a grandparent in your life

that you suspect might have ADHD,

I encourage you to send them this episode

with maybe a sweet little love note from you.

Or if you're a senior adult who's wondering if maybe you

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