“I Felt So Misunderstood.”

“I Felt So Misunderstood.”

I come from a generation that assumed women could not have ADHD, and I felt so misunderstood. Society taught us that girls were caregivers, nurturers, nice, quiet, and pretty. I didn’t meet those expectations. Like other girls with ADHD, I mistook my difficulties for character flaws. This set the stage for depression, anxiety, and devastating blows to my self-esteem. When I became a mom, I realized that people with ADHD do not tolerate lack of s…