Women diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder later in life explain the impact.
can make it hard for those with it to concentrate or focus, making them seemingly inattentive .
"I've always been quite chaotic, I suppose. People have always described me as hyper when I was a child, chatterbox, always on the go, always doing too many things at once, very loud as a child," she said.when she was 16 which she now sees as a flag that other things were going on. However it has had an impact on her working life too. She is known for being great in emergency situations when the hyper-focus and being "in the moment" give her the ability to thrive in that environment, but routine tasks and balancing multiple time-sensitive tasks have been a challenge."You might look at me educationally and think, oh well, she's been successful. She hasn't struggled; she's managed to get qualifications.
Emma's friend Rhian Bellamy, a mother of three daughters, had only ever heard of ADHD in connection with "boys causing trouble in class".
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