Seeing Herself Clearly: The Freedom of a Late ADHD Diagnosis

Earlier this year I completed a research project on ADHD in Women as the final part of the Psychology degree I was studying. As October is ADHD awareness month, I wanted to offer an insight into what I found.

The qualitative research, conducted in 2025, explored the lived experiences of nine women who were diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood after receiving other mental health labels such as anxiety, depression, or borderline personality disorder (BPD).