Late-identified ADHDers get the best plot twist.
(no, you shouldn't have known sooner)
After 39 years of playing neurotypical...
Starting over as an adult ADHDer feels like a lot.
Do we dare look at that as freedom?
Because here's what "starting over" also means that:
π Boundaries become a virtue
π You're allowed to like yourself
π You learn to see rest as recovery
π You get to tell your inner critic off
π You can stop apologizing for existing
π Your energy patterns make sense now
π Panic productivity is not the only option
π The rejection sensitivity finally gets a name
Yes, there's grief.
And so there is relief.
Every productivity tip that didn't stick?
β Becomes data about what doesn't work.
That quirky hobby graveyard?
β Becomes proof of your creativity.
Every time the mask slips?
β Becomes a step to more authentic ways.
You're exactly where awareness begins.
And starting aware beats starting early.