Dr Michele Hill
Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead, ADHD Ireland
Why are so many intelligent, capable women only discovering they have ADHD in midlife? As a psychiatrist, I thought I understood ADHD. What I came to realise, through my own late diagnosis, was how limited our understanding of ADHD in women still is, including within healthcare settings. In this talk, I share my own journey of discovering ADHD later in life, alongside reflections from working with hundreds of women with ADHD. I explore how ADHD in women can remain hidden behind achievement, perfectionism, people pleasing and years of coping, and how recognising a different explanation for lifelong patterns can transform identity, self-understanding and the way women make sense of their life stories, enabling them to move forward with greater clarity, self-compassion and choice.
Q&A closed
Questions for Dr Michele Hill
Questions are now closed. These are the questions people asked, with their votes.