Actually Trying

Have We All Got Undiagnosed ADHD? Let's Ask Old Ma

Actually Trying

Show Notes

Welcome to Actually Trying. Same podcast, new name, new format. This week: have a lot of women got undiagnosed ADHD, or are we all just weird? I'm seeing a psychiatrist in two days. Old Ma thinks we should go back to the five original lunacies. She held that position for about ten minutes, until she found out there might be some legal speed in it for her.

We cover: Why ADHD in girls gets missed entirely Object permanence and forgetting your friends exist Whether it's real or just Big Pharma cataloguing sweaty palms Getting diagnosed as an adult: private assessment, five-year NHS waits, and what £200 online actually buys you

Ask Guru & Granny: a secondary school teacher of 22 years wants to jack it in and become a florist. Is 48 too old to start again? We get into midlife career changes, side hustles, and why women over 50 are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs globally. Next time: I report back on whether I actually got diagnosed.

Timestamps 0:00 New name, new format 3:20 Have we all got undiagnosed ADHD? 3:50 The five original lunacies 10:30 ADHD in boys vs girls 12:00 Object permanence 13:50 Eight signs of ADHD in women 18:40 My missed diagnosis at school 27:50 Ask Guru & Granny: teacher wants to be a florist 39:20 Women over 50 and starting a business 49:30 The £200 private diagnosis

ADHD in women, inattentive ADHD, ADHD symptoms in girls vs boys, object permanence, emotional dysregulation, private ADHD assessment, NHS waiting lists. I wrote that list for SEO, in case you didn't realise and just thought it was a random outburst. Follow along to see me desperately trying in real time on:

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