ADHD Diagnosis Over 50
I Have ADHD Podcast
Kristen Carder
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Today’s episode is for senior adults who have been diagnosed or are considering seeking a diagnosis for ADHD. Is it worth it? Should you bother seeking treatment? Listen as I chat with my client Jane who was diagnosed at 52 and is experiencing all kinds of relief.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and coaching |
| 0:11.6 | for adults with ADHD. I'm your host, Kristen Carter and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the |
| 0:18.7 | frustrations, humor and challenges of adulting relationships, working and achieving with |
| 0:24.4 | this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your |
| 0:30.1 | potential and move from point A to point B. |
| 0:37.2 | Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you're listening to the I Have ADHD podcast episode |
| 0:43.4 | number one, 21. I am medicated, I am caffeinated and I am ready to roll. Today we're talking about |
| 0:50.5 | what it's like to be diagnosed later in life and I'm talking in your 50s, 60s and 70s. |
| 0:57.5 | This episode is really important to me because I know that ADHD is hereditary, which means that |
| 1:02.8 | it's likely been in my family for generations. However, my grandparents and great-grandparents |
| 1:08.7 | didn't have the privilege or the luxury of obtaining a diagnosis like I did. And I'm guessing that |
| 1:15.8 | your grandparents haven't been diagnosed either. Now think about that. All of the times that they |
| 1:22.1 | were late or procrastinated or exploded on their family members, they were likely shamed and |
| 1:28.0 | punished and felt like they were just bad people instead of understanding that they had a neuro |
| 1:32.4 | developmental disorder that impairs their ability to inhibit those behaviors. When I imagine, |
| 1:38.9 | especially my grandmother and my great-grandmother, feeling like they just never were going to |
| 1:44.9 | reach their potential or feeling like they could just never get it together compared to their peers, |
| 1:50.3 | really makes me want to cry. So if you have a parent or a grandparent in your life that you suspect |
| 1:55.8 | might have ADHD, I encourage you to send them this episode with maybe a sweet little love note from |
| 2:01.8 | you. Or if you're a senior adult who's wondering if maybe you have ADHD, please know that this |
| 2:09.2 | episode was carefully crafted for you, specifically, because no matter what your age, you deserve to know |
| 2:17.1 | about, treat, and support your mental health. And that might include ADHD for you. If you listened to |
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