Decided to get an ADHD Assessment in my Forties

[MrsJellycat]

I just wanted to talk to someone about it really. Hope it's ok to post about it on here.

I am in my late forties. I've struggled with MH issues my whole life, partly due to abusive parents I think. And I'm just really shit at 'adulting'. That's the best way I can describe it. I didn't work for years and went back to work several years ago, in a job that I really love, and have been surprisingly very successful with. The thing is, now I have my career everything else goes by the wayside as it uses all my brain capacity!

My daughter, who is in her twenties had an ADHD diagnosis a few years ago and the medication has really changed her life, for the better. Her diagnosis, and loads of research, has made me think that I could quite probably have ADHD, too.

I was just wondering if anyone else has had/is pursuing a diagnosis at a similar age, and did you find that you were/are just overall crap at adulting too, for want of a better phrase?

I was assessed and diagnosed last yearaged 52! Was diagnosed with asd aged 50. I now know that I'm not just shit at life. In fact, I'm really good at it considering the difficulties I have and continue to face. Meds have made a huge difference to me. That constant negative chatter in my head has shut up for the first time ever. I can focus. It doesn't take me hours to get started on a task. I can think before I speak. I don't spend money impulsively, and the very best thing they do is kill my anxiety. Go for it!

Thanks so much for your reply @Mabelface. It's so good to hear stories like yours. It gives me hope that I can definitely have a more peaceful mind in the future and will be able to handle life better than I currently do