An ADHD Coach's Diagosis Journal

Like many adults, it took a long time to reach the moment of diagnosis. According to my website poll over 40% of adults take more than 5 years to obtain a diagnosis. After all those years of effort: doctors, forms, waiting lists, doubt, questions, psychiatrists: diagnosis we have a cure - stimulant meds - problems resolved! Unfortunately for me the benefits of medication do not outweigh the physical and emotional side effects. So I set my course on Understanding, Accepting and Embracing my ADHD, the strategy I use in my coaching, irrespective of medication. Here are four snapshots from my ADHD diagnosis journey edited from my former newsletters.