Female, 30s, ADHD? What do you think?

[SoBizarre]

My son us awaiting to be assessed for ADHD and autism. Even though I'm a teacher, I found that my knowledge was limited in all the different adhd signs and symptoms. So I started my own research and started reading about females and adhd. A massive realisation... I think this is me!

I drew up a list of my signs to make me think adhd...
I will be getting a full assessment I'm a few months at the priory but I'd like to know what people think and to share their own adhd stories.

Chaotic
Messy
Lose things
No organisation at home (strangely at work though)
Find it impossible to keep to time
Feel overwhelmed by all sorts of things
Shopping overwhelms me with all the choice and I can't decide
Don't time anything when cooking
Use every single utensil when cooking
Will cone in from being out, wash my hand and start making a meal with coat, hat, shoes etc on
Flit from one thing to another
Start things and don't finish UNLESS there is a time pressure or I have a deadline
Multiple songs play in my head
Play out conversations in my head
Dream vividly
Strong need for stimulation
Get anxious about doing things that are not stimulating as anxiety is more likely to creep in
Have to say my bit and get frustrated if I can't
Love spontaneity
Careless and haphazard, e.g. I have a whole folder of parking tickets
Impulsive. My husband and I started trying for a baby 2 months into the relationship, I was pregnant soon after
Left wedding preparations to the last minute
More productive under pressure sometimes
Don't enjoy reading. I skips bits. Impatient to find out what happens in the end.
Constantly looking for new and interesting things and can get hooked into this. Tends to be a theme if the day that never lasts long.
Long term history with anxiety disorder and ocd
Suffered pnd and have struggled with the lack of stimulation particularly in the newborn phase (even though it is lovely)
Some history of self harm
Can be very chatty but don't tend to interrupt. Actually a surprisingly good listener.
Love anywhere where there's a buzz. Drawn to cities, especially London. I even like driving in London because you have to be on your toes - stimulation!

A (late 20s) ADHD teacher popping in! Teaching is rife with ADHD women who are just now realising that that’s what they may have! I think the chaotic-ness of it and necessity to be switched on 100% of the time definitely appeals..

@YerAWizardHarry isn't it strange how adhd and teaching can go together. I think you're right about it being chaotic and therfore oddly appealing. No two days are ever the same. I teach year 1 so it's pretty mad!

Yep I think that it forces us to be organised in a way that most other jobs don’t. Also doesn’t give us much time to think outside of our “performance” as a teacher

Another teacher ADHD (gp diagnosis, waiting for 'formal' diagnosis - 3.5 years so far, but that was accepted by my postgrad uni course for adjustments). Teaching has strong structures for deadlines (external motivation) and the day is mapped out by hourly lessons (never boring) so that works great for me. But it also have room for impulsively, autonomy and flexibility in the classroom, and it requires a lot of performance (so just like masking) so also great for me. I love creating materials so that's great for my hyperfocus. I started teaching at 40 and it's the only job I haven't been a disaster in.

And I relate to every one of your points OP. Connor Wolfe does great and humerous toktoks on adult ADHD. It's like continual light bulb moments!

@Thingsdogetbetter that's really interesting about your teaching experience and adhd. I'll look up Connor Wolfe.