ADHD in Women: The Late Diagnosis Epidemic (And the 10 Signs You Ignored)

Send Caitlin a Text!Vote for Caitlin for the Women Podcasters Awards!Ever lose your phone while holding it? Start 10 projects and finish zero? Or hyper-fixate on Pope Leo’s baseball fandom at 2 AM? 👀 Welcome to the ADHD club, friend. In this episode, Caitlin and Ariella (a fellow ‘elder millennial with a PhD in awesome’) break down what ADHD really looks like in women—and why so many of us are just now figuring it out.Get even more content from this episode’s blog post, here.Subscribe to our newsletter!Text us your ‘Wait, that’s ADHD?!’ moment at the “Send Us A Text!” link—we’ll share our faves next episode!—Who Should ListenMoms who’ve been called "scatterbrained" but suspect there’s more to it.Women diagnosed with anxiety/depression but still feel like something’s "off."Anyone who’s ever gone to put away the box of Cheerios and ended up reorganizing the entire pantry.—What You Get In This EpisodeADHD 101: It’s not "squirrel syndrome"—it’s erratic brain Wi-Fi, y’all.Overlooked Signs in Women: Perfectionism masking chaos, time blindness ("I’ll be ready in 5 minutes" = lies), and why you cry over spilled milk (then apologize to the dog).The Diagnosis Gap: Why girls fly under the radar (hint: society hates feral women)."Wait, That’s ADHD?!" From losing your keys in your hand to winning shower arguments that never happened.Why It’s Everywhere Now: TikTok, pandemics, Millennial parenting, and Gen Z’s refusal to suffer in silence.—BiosCaitlin Kindred: Recovering teacher, professional overthinker, and mom who finally got diagnosed with ADHD at 38. Host of How to Be a Grownup—where "adulting" is a group project.Ariella Monti: Author of Roots in Ink, flannel-clad bisexual icon, and mom who registered her car 2 months late (the ADHD angels spared her).—Sources & Mentions📖 Articles/Studies:Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? | The New York TimesSpeaking of Psychology: Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? With Russell Ramsay, PhD | ADA🧠 Instagram Recs:@ADHDoers (memes + truths)@coachingwithbrooke (actionable tips)@alex_partridge_100 (founder of UNILAD)💡 5-Second Therapy:"Progress = Wellness" (Caitlin’s mantra for task overwhelm)Welcome to Not Quite Grownup. Let's do this.  Subscribe to join other Not Quite Grownups here >>>Follow on Instagram and Threads @not_quite_grownup.Please, rate, review, and subscribe for more Not Quite Grownup stories. Love you, mean it. Support the showVisit notquitegrownup.com for more content and the latest updates. Or connect on social media @not_quite_grownup on Instagram and Threads.